Chapter 37 of Chester Rand is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Chester Rand is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABNER TRIMBLE’S PLOT. Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor: “Abner Trimble.” Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon. Behind the bar stood a stout, red-faced man.
Chapter 37 of Chester Rand is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading “Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:”
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “ABNER TRIMBLE’S PLOT.”
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading “Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon.”
dependable
From this reading “Behind the bar stood a stout, red-faced man.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABNER TRIMBLE’S PLOT.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Behind the bar stood a stout, red-faced man.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the bar stood a stout, red-faced man.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
and nothing more
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Behind the bar stood a stout, red-faced man.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
above and across; more than
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading ABNER TRIMBLE’S PLOT.
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading Behind the bar stood a stout, red-faced man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Behind the bar stood a stout, red-faced man.
dependable
From this reading Behind the bar stood a stout, red-faced man.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Abner Trimble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABNER TRIMBLE’S PLOT.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two rough-looking fellows, smoking pipes, entered the saloon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just off First Street, in Portland, Ore., is a saloon, over which appears the name of the proprietor:
Chapter 37 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 37 holds 131 sentences of Chester Rand, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 37 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 131 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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