A Touch of E Flat
A Touch of E Flat by Joe Gibson is available here as the complete text, split into 91 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Touch of E Flat by Joe Gibson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51304.
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A Touch of E Flat
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This edition of A Touch of E Flat by Joe Gibson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51304, divided into 1 chapters and 91 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 Touch of E Flat is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51304 and divided into 91 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Touch of E Flat by Joe Gibson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51304, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 453 sentences across 1 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 Touch of E Flat divided for reading?
A Touch of E Flat is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Touch of E Flat as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 91 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Touch of E Flat 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 Touch of E Flat
Common questions about reading A Touch of E Flat by Joe Gibson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Touch of E Flat?
Yes. All 453 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51304 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Touch of E Flat is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51304, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Touch of E Flat take to read?
About 37 minutes of reading across 91 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Touch of E Flat section by section
How to work through A Touch of E Flat section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Touch of E Flat
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Touch of E Flat, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Warning
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Touch of E Flat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Never
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Touch of E Flat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Anyone
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Touch of E Flat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Point
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Touch of E Flat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.