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A Book About Myself

A Book About Myself by Theodore Dreiser is available here as the complete text, split into 1709 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Theodore Dreiser40 chapters

A Book About Myself by Theodore Dreiser. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62995.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

A Book About Myself

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1694 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 34 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of A Book About Myself by Theodore Dreiser carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62995, divided into 40 chapters and 1709 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.

Where can I read A Book About Myself in full?

The complete text of A Book About Myself is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62995 and divided into 1709 sections.

This page carries the whole of A Book About Myself by Theodore Dreiser, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62995, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 8541 sentences across 40 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 A Book About Myself divided for reading?

A Book About Myself is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting A Book About Myself as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1709 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 40 chapters.

Can I hear A Book About Myself read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Book About Myself can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of A Book About Myself 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 A Book About Myself

Common questions about reading A Book About Myself by Theodore Dreiser on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of A Book About Myself?

Yes. All 8541 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62995 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Book About Myself is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #62995, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Book About Myself take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1709 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Book About Myself

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