1900
1900 by Ingersoll Lockwood is available here as the complete text, split into 80 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
1900 by Ingersoll Lockwood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60479.
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1900
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This edition of 1900 by Ingersoll Lockwood carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60479, divided into 10 chapters and 80 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The complete text of 1900 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60479 and divided into 80 sections.
This page carries the whole of 1900 by Ingersoll Lockwood, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60479, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 396 sentences across 10 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is 1900 divided for reading?
1900 is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting 1900 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 80 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 10 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of 1900 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of 1900 can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading 1900
Common questions about reading 1900 by Ingersoll Lockwood on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of 1900?
Yes. All 396 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60479 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of 1900 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60479, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does 1900 take to read?
About 33 minutes of reading across 80 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read 1900 section by section
How to work through 1900 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in 1900
Words and structures a reader meets early in 1900, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Terrible
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of 1900; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Night
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of 1900; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Great
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of 1900; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Tuesday
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of 1900; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.