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The Market-Place

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Market-Place is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 15 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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 The Market-Place contain?

Chapter 15 holds 291 sentences of The Market-Place, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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 The Market-Place?

Work through the 59 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 59 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.

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

How to work through The Market-Place section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 27 chapters of The Market-Place to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

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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Context Illustration Reading 1/59 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
We've got a spare room here, haven't we?”
Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.
He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.
I mean it's all in working order ready for use?”
Why yes, uncle,” Julia answered, after a moment's thought.
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The Market-Place

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Market-Place is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
We've got a spare room here, haven't we?”
Line 2
Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.
Line 3
He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.
Line 4
I mean it's all in working order ready for use?”
Line 5
Why yes, uncle,” Julia answered, after a moment's thought.
All words in this reading · 59

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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after

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all

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answered

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asked

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

before

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

came

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

damp

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

eagerness

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

even

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

for

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From this reading “I mean it's all in working order ready for use?”

got

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From this reading “We've got a spare room here, haven't we?”

great-coat

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

greet

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

hall

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

hat

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

haven't

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He

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

here

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From this reading “We've got a spare room here, haven't we?”

him

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

his

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

home

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

I

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in

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

it's

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From this reading “I mean it's all in working order ready for use?”

Julia

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From this reading “Why yes, uncle,” Julia answered, after a moment's thought.

mean

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moment's

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From this reading “Why yes, uncle,” Julia answered, after a moment's thought.

new

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

niece

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

of

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

off

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

or

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

order

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From this reading “I mean it's all in working order ready for use?”

out

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

Ovington

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

palpable

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

putting

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

ready

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From this reading “I mean it's all in working order ready for use?”

room

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From this reading “We've got a spare room here, haven't we?”

she

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

spare

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From this reading “We've got a spare room here, haven't we?”

spoke

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

Square

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

the

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

their

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

Thorpe

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

thought

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From this reading “Why yes, uncle,” Julia answered, after a moment's thought.

to

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

unbuttoning

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

uncle

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From this reading “Why yes, uncle,” Julia answered, after a moment's thought.

use

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From this reading “I mean it's all in working order ready for use?”

we

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From this reading “We've got a spare room here, haven't we?”

We've

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From this reading “We've got a spare room here, haven't we?”

when

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From this reading Thorpe asked his niece, when she came out to greet him in the hall of their new home in Ovington Square.

Why

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From this reading “Why yes, uncle,” Julia answered, after a moment's thought.

with

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From this reading He spoke with palpable eagerness before even unbuttoning his damp great-coat, or putting off his hat.

working

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From this reading “I mean it's all in working order ready for use?”

yes

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From this reading “Why yes, uncle,” Julia answered, after a moment's thought.