A Case in Camera
A Case in Camera by Oliver Onions is available here as the complete text, split into 1069 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Case in Camera by Oliver Onions. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43063.
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A Case in Camera
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This edition of A Case in Camera by Oliver Onions carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43063, divided into 9 chapters and 1069 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 A Case in Camera is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43063 and divided into 1069 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Case in Camera by Oliver Onions, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43063, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5342 sentences across 9 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 Case in Camera divided for reading?
A Case in Camera is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Case in Camera as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1069 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 9 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Case in Camera 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 Case in Camera
Common questions about reading A Case in Camera by Oliver Onions on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Case in Camera?
Yes. All 5342 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43063 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Case in Camera is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43063, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Case in Camera take to read?
About 445 minutes of reading across 1069 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Case in Camera section by section
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Vocabulary met early in A Case in Camera
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Case in Camera, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Setting
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- Killing
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- Morning
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- Young
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