Baker's Dozens
Baker's Dozens by Jim Harmon is available here as the complete text, split into 78 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Baker's Dozens by Jim Harmon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60683.
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Baker's Dozens
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This edition of Baker's Dozens by Jim Harmon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60683, divided into 1 chapters and 78 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 Baker's Dozens is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60683 and divided into 78 sections.
This page carries the whole of Baker's Dozens by Jim Harmon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60683, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 387 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 Baker's Dozens divided for reading?
Baker's Dozens is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Baker's Dozens as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 78 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 Baker's Dozens 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 Baker's Dozens
Common questions about reading Baker's Dozens by Jim Harmon on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Baker's Dozens?
Yes. All 387 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60683 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Baker's Dozens is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60683, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Baker's Dozens take to read?
About 32 minutes of reading across 78 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Baker's Dozens section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Baker's Dozens
Words and structures a reader meets early in Baker's Dozens, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Catching
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- Problem
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- Caught
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Baker's Dozens; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Everywhere--and
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Baker's Dozens; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.