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Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Wieland is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Charles Brockden Brown • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

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Archivist

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter V Reading 1/54

Wieland

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Wieland is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

Line 2

Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

Line 3

My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

Line 4

The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

Line 5

Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

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Exact adjective US /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading “Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.”

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ancestors

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

and

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

another

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

any

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

been

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

brother

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

brother's

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

brought

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

by

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

claims

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

considerable

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

destroyed

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

discovered

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

domains

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

elapsed

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

estates

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

Europe

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

from

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

had

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

happened

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

his

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

importance

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

in

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

information

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

inquiries

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

large

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

law

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

living

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

Lusatia

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

male-primogeniture

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

more

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

my

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

noble

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

now

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

occurrence

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

of

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

on

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

other

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

person

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

persons

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

Pleyel

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

possessed

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

precluded

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

Prussian

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

remarkable

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

return

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

right

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

Saxons

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

Some

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

still

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

superior

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

that

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From this reading Pleyel had been exact in his inquiries, and had discovered that, by the law of male-primogeniture, my brother's claims were superior to those of any other person now living.

The

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

there

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

these

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

those

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

time

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

to

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From this reading Pleyel, on his return from Europe, brought information of considerable importance to my brother.

wars

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

were

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From this reading My ancestors were noble Saxons, and possessed large domains in Lusatia.

when

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From this reading Some time had elapsed when there happened another occurrence, still more remarkable.

whose

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From this reading The Prussian wars had destroyed those persons whose right to these estates precluded my brother's.

Chapter 5 of Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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 5 of Wieland contain?

Chapter 5 holds 271 sentences of Wieland, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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.

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Little: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wieland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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