An Adventure with a Genius
An Adventure with a Genius by Alleyne Ireland is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 246 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
An Adventure with a Genius: Recollections of Joseph Pulitzer by Alleyne Ireland. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5638.
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An Adventure with a Genius
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This edition of An Adventure with a Genius by Alleyne Ireland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5638, divided into 6 chapters and 246 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 An Adventure with a Genius is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #5638 and divided into 246 sections.
This page carries the whole of An Adventure with a Genius by Alleyne Ireland, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #5638, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1227 sentences across 6 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 An Adventure with a Genius divided for reading?
An Adventure with a Genius is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting An Adventure with a Genius as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 246 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 6 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 An Adventure with a Genius 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 An Adventure with a Genius
Common questions about reading An Adventure with a Genius by Alleyne Ireland on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of An Adventure with a Genius?
Yes. All 1227 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5638 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of An Adventure with a Genius is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #5638, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does An Adventure with a Genius take to read?
About 102 minutes of reading across 246 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read An Adventure with a Genius section by section
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Vocabulary met early in An Adventure with a Genius
Words and structures a reader meets early in An Adventure with a Genius, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Examine
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Adventure with a Genius; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Surroundings
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Adventure with a Genius; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pulitzer
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- Entered
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