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Around the End

Around the End by Ralph Henry Barbour is available here as the complete text, split into 1061 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Ralph Henry Barbour26 chapters

Around the End by Ralph Henry Barbour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59874.

26 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 26 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Around the End

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0 of 1053 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Around the End by Ralph Henry Barbour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59874, divided into 26 chapters and 1061 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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This page carries the whole of Around the End by Ralph Henry Barbour, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #59874, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5301 sentences across 26 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 Around the End divided for reading?

Around the End is presented in 26 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Around the End as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1061 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 26 chapters.

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Every sentence of Around the End 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 Around the End?

Yes. All 5301 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59874 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Around the End is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #59874, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Around the End take to read?

About 441 minutes of reading across 1061 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Around the End section by section

How to work through Around the End section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Around the End

Words and structures a reader meets early in Around the End, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

First
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Around the End; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Scrimmage
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Around the End; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Everyone
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Around the End; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Coach
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Around the End; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.