A Fine Day for Dying
A Fine Day for Dying by John Martin is available here as the complete text, split into 132 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Fine Day for Dying by John Martin. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64019.
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A Fine Day for Dying
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This edition of A Fine Day for Dying by John Martin carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64019, divided into 1 chapters and 132 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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Every sentence of A Fine Day for Dying 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.
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Is this the complete text of A Fine Day for Dying?
Yes. All 657 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64019 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Fine Day for Dying is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64019, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Fine Day for Dying take to read?
About 54 minutes of reading across 132 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Fine Day for Dying
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Fine Day for Dying, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Whole
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Fine Day for Dying; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Forest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Fine Day for Dying; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Years
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Fine Day for Dying; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dying
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Fine Day for Dying; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.