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Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Well,” he says again, that’s very cheap.”
I believe you,” says I; get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
Come! take a trial!”
Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’tbecause the reason why?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Reprinted Pieces

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”
Line 2
I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.
Line 3
Come! take a trial!”
Line 4
Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.
Line 5
But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’tbecause the reason why?

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading Come! take a trial!”

again

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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”

along

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

and

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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

because

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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

believe

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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

bothered

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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

But

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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

buy

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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

cheap

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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”

clerk

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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

clerks

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

Come

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From this reading Come! take a trial!”

didn't

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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

drive

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

Ecod

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

get

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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

gets

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

he

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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”

hid

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

him

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

I

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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

identify

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

in

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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

it

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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

know

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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

of

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

one

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

or

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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

public-house

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

railway

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

reason

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From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

road

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

says

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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”

show

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

take

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From this reading Come! take a trial!”

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

that's

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From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”

the

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From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

trial

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Come! take a trial!”

try

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From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

very

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

wasn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

we

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

Well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well,” he says again, “that’s very cheap.”

whether

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

why

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But the clerk was bothered, and didn’t know whether it was him, or wasn’t—because the reason why?

window

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ecod, he gets in, and we get in, and we drive along the road, to show him to one of the railway clerks that was hid in the public-house window to identify him.

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

you'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I believe you,” says I; “get in and try it, and you’ll buy it.

Chapter 15 of Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.

What does chapter 15 of Reprinted Pieces contain?

Chapter 15 holds 147 sentences of Reprinted Pieces, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.

How do I study chapter 15 of Reprinted Pieces?

Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 30 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 15 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 15 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Common questions about reading Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Reprinted Pieces?

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Which edition of Reprinted Pieces is used?

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How long does Reprinted Pieces take to read?

About 325 minutes of reading across 782 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Reprinted Pieces

Words and structures a reader meets early in Reprinted Pieces, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Voyage
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Reprinted Pieces; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Begging-letter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Reprinted Pieces; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Writer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Reprinted Pieces; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Child
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Reprinted Pieces; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.