A Dead Reckoning
A Dead Reckoning by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight is available here as the complete text, split into 545 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Dead Reckoning by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57737.
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A Dead Reckoning
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This edition of A Dead Reckoning by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57737, divided into 19 chapters and 545 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 Dead Reckoning is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57737 and divided into 545 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Dead Reckoning by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #57737, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2724 sentences across 19 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 Dead Reckoning divided for reading?
A Dead Reckoning is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Dead Reckoning as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 545 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 19 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Dead Reckoning 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 Dead Reckoning
Common questions about reading A Dead Reckoning by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Dead Reckoning?
Yes. All 2724 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57737 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Dead Reckoning is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57737, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Dead Reckoning take to read?
About 227 minutes of reading across 545 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Dead Reckoning section by section
How to work through A Dead Reckoning section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Dead Reckoning
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Dead Reckoning, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Aunty
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dead Reckoning; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Almanac
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dead Reckoning; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Believed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dead Reckoning; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- April
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dead Reckoning; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.