A Son at the Front
A Son at the Front by Edith Wharton is available here as the complete text, split into 1098 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Son at the Front by Edith Wharton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59437.
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A Son at the Front
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This edition of A Son at the Front by Edith Wharton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59437, divided into 4 chapters and 1098 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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A Son at the Front is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Son at the Front as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1098 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.
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Every sentence of A Son at the Front 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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Common questions about reading A Son at the Front by Edith Wharton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Son at the Front?
Yes. All 5487 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59437 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Son at the Front is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #59437, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Son at the Front take to read?
About 457 minutes of reading across 1098 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Son at the Front section by section
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Vocabulary met early in A Son at the Front
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Son at the Front, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Campton
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Son at the Front; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- American
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Son at the Front; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Portrait-painter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Son at the Front; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stood
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Son at the Front; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.