A Wasted Day
A Wasted Day by Richard Harding Davis is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 75 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Wasted Day by Richard Harding Davis. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1820.
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A Wasted Day
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This edition of A Wasted Day by Richard Harding Davis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1820, divided into 1 chapters and 75 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of A Wasted Day is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1820 and divided into 75 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Wasted Day by Richard Harding Davis, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1820, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 373 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 Wasted Day divided for reading?
A Wasted Day is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Wasted Day as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 75 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 1 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of A Wasted Day 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 Wasted Day
Common questions about reading A Wasted Day by Richard Harding Davis on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Wasted Day?
Yes. All 373 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1820 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Wasted Day is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1820, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Wasted Day take to read?
About 31 minutes of reading across 75 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Wasted Day section by section
How to work through A Wasted Day section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Wasted Day
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Wasted Day, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Private
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Wasted Day; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Secretary
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Wasted Day; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Somewhat
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Wasted Day; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Apologetically
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Wasted Day; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.