Chapter I Read Devotes Noun ˈtʃæptə(R ˈtʃæptər Read/Write

• to read/write a chapter
• he devotes an entire chapter to this topic.
• i've just finished chapter 3.
• i read chapter after chapter of the book.

chapter

1. a separate section of a book, usually with a number or title
• to read/write a chapter
• He devotes an entire chapter to this topic.
• I've just finished Chapter 3.
• I read chapter after chapter of the book.
• in the previous/next/first/last chapter
• in a later chapter
• There is a useful summary at the end of the chapter.
• the final chapter of her autobiography
• the opening chapter of the book
• the most interesting chapter in the book
• Have you read the chapter on the legal system?

Extra Examples

• His influence on other writers will be discussed in the next chapter.
• I read the first few chapters and then got bored.
• The author devotes two chapters to language acquisition.
• This chapter covers money and banking.
• a chapter on the city's architecture
2. a period of time in a person’s life or in history
• a difficult chapter in our country’s history
• Her return to Kansas ended a particularly unhappy chapter in her life.
3. all the priests of a cathedral or members of a religious community
• a meeting of the dean and chapter
4. a local branch of a society, club, etc.
• the local chapter of the Rotary club
5. the exact details of something, especially the exact place where particular information may be found
• I can't give chapter and verse, but that's the rough outline of our legal position.
6. a series of unpleasant events caused by bad luck
• The whole affair has been a chapter of accidents from start to finish.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’.