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Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edward Bellamy • Curated US English Learning Edition

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In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

"That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

"We have no jails nowadays.

All cases of atavism are treated in the hospitals."

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Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

Line 2

Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

Line 3

"That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

Line 4

"We have no jails nowadays.

Line 5

All cases of atavism are treated in the hospitals."

Learner Dictionary

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Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “"That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.”

All words in this reading · 61

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a

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

about

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

All

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From this reading All cases of atavism are treated in the hospitals."

alluded

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

Among

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

an

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

are

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From this reading All cases of atavism are treated in the hospitals."

at

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

atavism

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From this reading All cases of atavism are treated in the hospitals."

attempt

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

before

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

breakfast

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

but

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

cases

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From this reading All cases of atavism are treated in the hospitals."

century

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

changes

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

Charlestown

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

constitutional

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

course

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

day

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

disappearance

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

Dr

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

early

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

fact

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

have

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From this reading "We have no jails nowadays.

hearing

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

hospitals

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From this reading All cases of atavism are treated in the hospitals."

I

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

In

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

indicate

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

it

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

jails

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From this reading "We have no jails nowadays.

lapse

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

Leete

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

mark

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

morning

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

my

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

no

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From this reading "We have no jails nowadays.

noted

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

nowadays

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From this reading "We have no jails nowadays.

numerous

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

of

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

old

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

particularly

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

prison

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

quarter

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

said

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

state

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

table

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

that

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

the

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

to

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

too

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

total

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

treated

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From this reading All cases of atavism are treated in the hospitals."

visited

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From this reading In the course of an early morning constitutional I visited Charlestown.

We

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From this reading "We have no jails nowadays.

went

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

when

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From this reading "That went before my day, but I remember hearing about it," said Dr. Leete, when I alluded to the fact at the breakfast table.

which

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From this reading Among the changes, too numerous to attempt to indicate, which mark the lapse of a century in that quarter, I particularly noted the total disappearance of the old state prison.

Chapter 19 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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