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Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edward Bellamy • Curated US English Learning Edition

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In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

In this, however, I was disappointed.

Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

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Chapter XXIV Reading 1/7

Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 Edward Bellamy

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Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone. In this, however, I was disappointed. Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there. In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest. Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

Line 2

In this, however, I was disappointed.

Line 3

Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

Line 4

In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

Line 5

Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.”

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1887

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

a

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

and

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

be

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

Boston

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

brought

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

but

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

came

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

chamber

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

course

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

daily

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

disappointed

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From this reading In this, however, I was disappointed.

down

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

Dr

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

early

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

Edith

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

finding

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

garden

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

glancing

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

her

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

hope

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

house

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

however

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From this reading In this, however, I was disappointed.

I

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

In

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

interested

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

into

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

lay

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

Leete

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

me

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

might

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

morning

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

my

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

newspapers

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

Not

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

of

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

one

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

over

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

papers

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

periodicals

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

reading

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

rest

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

sat

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

seeing

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

several

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

she

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

sought

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

stairs

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

table

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

that

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

the

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

there

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From this reading Not finding her in the house, I sought her in the garden, but she was not there.

thinking

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

this

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From this reading In this, however, I was disappointed.

to

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

underground

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

Upon

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

visited

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

wanderings

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From this reading In the course of my wanderings I visited the underground chamber, and sat down there to rest.

was

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From this reading In this, however, I was disappointed.

went

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From this reading In the morning I went down stairs early in the hope of seeing Edith alone.

when

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

with

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From this reading Upon the reading table in the chamber several periodicals and newspapers lay, and thinking that Dr. Leete might be interested in glancing over a Boston daily of 1887, I brought one of the papers with me into the house when I came.

Chapter 24 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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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