Black Is White
Black Is White by George Barr McCutcheon is available here as the complete text, split into 1559 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Black is White by George Barr McCutcheon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54097.
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Black Is White
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This edition of Black Is White by George Barr McCutcheon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54097, divided into 24 chapters and 1559 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 Black Is White is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54097 and divided into 1559 sections.
This page carries the whole of Black Is White by George Barr McCutcheon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54097, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7795 sentences across 24 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 Black Is White divided for reading?
Black Is White is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Black Is White as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1559 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of Black Is White 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 Black Is White
Common questions about reading Black Is White by George Barr McCutcheon on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Black Is White?
Yes. All 7795 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54097 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Black Is White is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54097, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Black Is White take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1559 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Black Is White section by section
How to work through Black Is White section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Black Is White
Words and structures a reader meets early in Black Is White, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Is White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Graustark
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Is White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Brewster's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Is White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Millions
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Is White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.