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"in the opening chapter" is a perfectly valid syntax in written English.
You can use it to refer to the first chapter of a piece of writing, such as a book or a scholarly article. For example, "In the opening chapter of the novel, the protagonist faces a difficult decision."
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And all this just in the opening chapter.
"Burn down business-as-usual," Christopher Locke writes in the opening chapter.
This the 59-year-old documents in the opening chapter of his riveting book, Absolutely Foxed.
"There is no middle way for Americans," they write in the opening chapter.
A foretaste of what will happen is given in the opening chapter.
In the opening chapter, the group spots a poacher on family land.
We have been told of this small tragedy in the opening chapter, by a subsidiary character.
And these are the four divisions which Jonathan Haidt identifies in the opening chapter.
In the opening chapter Giordana wants to disappear when her mother leaves her father, taking the children with her.
As she points out in the opening chapter, 15% of prisoners report being homeless before entering prison.
Felicity, now 88, remains as stylish as ever, reminding readers in the opening chapter that "style works better than fashion".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com