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Wieland

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Wieland is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Before I reached the city it was dusk.
It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.
I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.
My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.
With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Wieland

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Wieland is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Before I reached the city it was dusk.
Line 2
It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.
Line 3
I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.
Line 4
My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.
Line 5
With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

All words in this reading · 53

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a

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

affection

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

an

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

From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

and

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

as

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

From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

at

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

From this reading It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.

attended

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

Baynton's

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

be

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

Before

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From this reading Before I reached the city it was dusk.

by

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

city

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From this reading Before I reached the city it was dusk.

dusk

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From this reading Before I reached the city it was dusk.

early

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

exhausted

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From this reading My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.

faithful

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

for

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

hour

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

I

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From this reading Before I reached the city it was dusk.

in

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

it

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From this reading Before I reached the city it was dusk.

long

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

maternal

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

me

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From this reading My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.

Mettingen

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From this reading It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.

Mrs

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

my

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

From this reading It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.

night

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From this reading It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.

not

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From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

one

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

order

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

pay

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From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

purpose

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From this reading It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.

reached

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From this reading Before I reached the city it was dusk.

refreshment

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

From this reading My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.

required

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From this reading My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.

respect

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

From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

servant

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

From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

solicitous

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

From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

some

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

From this reading My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.

spend

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

From this reading It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.

stopped

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

From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

strength

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

From this reading My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.

take

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

From this reading My exhausted strength required me to take some refreshment.

the

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

From this reading Before I reached the city it was dusk.

there

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

From this reading I was not solicitous, as long as I was attended by a faithful servant, to be there at an early hour.

this

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

From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

to

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

From this reading It was my purpose to spend the night at Mettingen.

truly

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

From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

view

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

From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

was

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

From this reading Before I reached the city it was dusk.

whose

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

From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

With

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

From this reading With this view, and in order to pay respect to one whose affection for me was truly maternal, I stopped at Mrs. Baynton's.

Chapter 15 of Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 Wieland contain?

Chapter 15 holds 166 sentences of Wieland, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 Wieland?

Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 34 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 Wieland

Common questions about reading Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Wieland?

Yes. All 5128 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #792 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Wieland is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #792, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Wieland take to read?

About 427 minutes of reading across 1026 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Wieland section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 27 chapters of Wieland 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 Wieland

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

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