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A Colored Man Round the World

A Colored Man Round the World by David F. Dorr is available here as the complete text, split into 366 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A Colored Man Round the World by David F. Dorr. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55759.

4 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 4 chapters

Course Syllabus

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A Colored Man Round the World

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This edition of A Colored Man Round the World by David F. Dorr carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55759, divided into 4 chapters and 366 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 Colored Man Round the World is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55759 and divided into 366 sections.

This page carries the whole of A Colored Man Round the World by David F. Dorr, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55759, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1830 sentences across 4 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 Colored Man Round the World divided for reading?

A Colored Man Round the World is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting A Colored Man Round the World as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 366 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 4 chapters.

Can I hear A Colored Man Round the World read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Colored Man Round the World can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of A Colored Man Round the World 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 Colored Man Round the World

Common questions about reading A Colored Man Round the World by David F. Dorr on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of A Colored Man Round the World?

Yes. All 1830 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55759 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Colored Man Round the World is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55759, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Colored Man Round the World take to read?

About 152 minutes of reading across 366 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read A Colored Man Round the World section by section

How to work through A Colored Man Round the World section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in A Colored Man Round the World

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Colored Man Round the World, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Round
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Colored Man Round the World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
World
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Colored Man Round the World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Quadroon
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Colored Man Round the World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Entered
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Colored Man Round the World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.