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The Market-Place

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Market-Place is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 3 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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 3 of The Market-Place contain?

Chapter 3 holds 332 sentences of The Market-Place, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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 3 of The Market-Place?

Work through the 67 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 67 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 3 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 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.

Questions about reading The Market-Place

Common questions about reading The Market-Place by Harold Frederic on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Market-Place?

Yes. All 7494 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #298 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Market-Place is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #298, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Market-Place take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1499 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Market-Place section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Market-Place

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Market-Place, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Battle
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Market-Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Victor
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Market-Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Remained
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Market-Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Field--sitting
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Market-Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.
Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.
Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.
I seem to be somebody else--a comparative stranger, so to speak.
I've got to get acquainted with myself, all over again.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Market-Place

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Market-Place is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.
Line 2
Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.
Line 3
Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.
Line 4
I seem to be somebody else--a comparative stranger, so to speak.
Line 5
I've got to get acquainted with myself, all over again.
All words in this reading · 53

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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acquainted

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From this reading I've got to get acquainted with myself, all over again.

again

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From this reading I've got to get acquainted with myself, all over again.

Ah

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all

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altogether

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at

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

be

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beer

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

big

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brought

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comparative

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didn't

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down

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else

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get

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From this reading I've got to get acquainted with myself, all over again.

glass

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got

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happened

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he

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From this reading “Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.

him

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

his

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

I

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From this reading “Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.

I've

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From this reading “Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.

is

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know

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From this reading “Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.

long

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

lost

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From this reading “Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.

myself

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of

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From this reading “Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.

over

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From this reading I've got to get acquainted with myself, all over again.

pull

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

put

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said

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seem

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From this reading I seem to be somebody else--a comparative stranger, so to speak.

since

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From this reading “Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.

sister

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

so

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From this reading “Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.

somebody

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From this reading I seem to be somebody else--a comparative stranger, so to speak.

speak

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stranger

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From this reading I seem to be somebody else--a comparative stranger, so to speak.

the

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

thing

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From this reading “Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.

thirsty

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From this reading “Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.

THORPE

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

thoughtful

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

to

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From this reading I seem to be somebody else--a comparative stranger, so to speak.

took

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From this reading THORPE took a long, thoughtful pull at the beer his sister brought him.

track

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From this reading “Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.

Truth

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From this reading “Truth is--I've lost track of myself altogether since--since the big thing happened.

was

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From this reading “Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.

when

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From this reading “Ah, I didn't know I was so thirsty,” he said, when he put the glass down.

with

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From this reading I've got to get acquainted with myself, all over again.