A Lost Cause
A Lost Cause by Guy Thorne is available here as the complete text, split into 760 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Lost Cause by Guy Thorne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40539.
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A Lost Cause
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This edition of A Lost Cause by Guy Thorne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40539, divided into 13 chapters and 760 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 Lost Cause in full?
The complete text of A Lost Cause is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #40539 and divided into 760 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Lost Cause by Guy Thorne, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40539, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3796 sentences across 13 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 Lost Cause divided for reading?
A Lost Cause is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Lost Cause as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 760 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 13 chapters.
Can I hear A Lost Cause read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Lost Cause can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Lost Cause 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 Lost Cause
Common questions about reading A Lost Cause by Guy Thorne on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Lost Cause?
Yes. All 3796 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40539 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Lost Cause is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40539, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Lost Cause take to read?
About 316 minutes of reading across 760 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Lost Cause section by section
How to work through A Lost Cause section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 13 chapters of A Lost Cause to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in A Lost Cause
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Lost Cause, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Lost Cause; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Words
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Lost Cause; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Necessary
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Lost Cause; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Preface
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