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Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Charles Dickens • Curated US English Learning Edition

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There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

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LEARNER DICTIONARY

Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XXIV Reading 1/31

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Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

Line 2

It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

Line 3

Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

Line 4

So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

Line 5

It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

Learner Dictionary

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Ashes noun US /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading “Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.”

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All

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

and

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

another

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

be

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

better

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

boys

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

could

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

course

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

dies

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

dim

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

do

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

done

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

fades

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

far

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

grows

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

had

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

has

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

have

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

in

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

is

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

It

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

its

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

languishes

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

little

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

locomotives

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

men

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

mostly

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

much

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

not

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

nothing

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

now

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

of

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

off

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

or

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

Our

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

ours

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

over

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

proud

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

railway

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

reason

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

run

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

say

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

school

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

schools

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

since

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

smoothly

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

So

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

swallowed

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

that

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

the

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

There

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

this

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

to

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

too

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

up

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

was

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From this reading There was another school not far off, and of course Our School could have nothing to say to that school.

way

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

Well

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From this reading Well! the railway has swallowed up ours, and the locomotives now run smoothly over its ashes.

whether

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

will

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

with

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From this reading It is mostly the way with schools, whether of boys or men.

world

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From this reading So fades and languishes, grows dim and dies, All that this world is proud of, - and is not proud of, too.

yet

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From this reading It had little reason to be proud of Our School, and has done much better since in that way, and will do far better yet.

Chapter 24 of Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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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Chapter 24 holds 158 sentences of Reprinted Pieces, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

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