At Start and Finish
At Start and Finish by William Lindsey is available here as the complete text, split into 447 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
At Start and Finish by William Lindsey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39668.
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At Start and Finish
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This edition of At Start and Finish by William Lindsey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39668, divided into 5 chapters and 447 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 At Start and Finish by William Lindsey, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #39668, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2235 sentences across 5 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.
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At Start and Finish is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting At Start and Finish as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 447 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 5 chapters.
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Every sentence of At Start and Finish 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 At Start and Finish?
Yes. All 2235 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39668 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of At Start and Finish is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39668, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does At Start and Finish take to read?
About 186 minutes of reading across 447 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in At Start and Finish
Words and structures a reader meets early in At Start and Finish, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Present
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- Volume
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- Drawn
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- Freely
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