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A Tatter of Scarlet

A Tatter of Scarlet by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett is available here as the complete text, split into 1024 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett40 chapters

A Tatter of Scarlet: Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36945.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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A Tatter of Scarlet

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  1. Chapter I 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Every sentence of A Tatter of Scarlet 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 Tatter of Scarlet?

Yes. All 5120 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36945 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Tatter of Scarlet is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36945, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Tatter of Scarlet take to read?

About 426 minutes of reading across 1024 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Tatter of Scarlet

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Deventer
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Leaned
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Parapet
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Watched
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