Black Man's Burden
Black Man's Burden by Mack Reynolds is available here as the complete text, split into 621 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Black Man's Burden by Mack Reynolds. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32390.
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Black Man's Burden
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This edition of Black Man's Burden by Mack Reynolds carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32390, divided into 7 chapters and 621 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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This page carries the whole of Black Man's Burden by Mack Reynolds, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32390, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3101 sentences across 7 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 Man's Burden divided for reading?
Black Man's Burden is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Black Man's Burden as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 621 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 7 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 Black Man's Burden 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 Man's Burden
Common questions about reading Black Man's Burden by Mack Reynolds on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Black Man's Burden?
Yes. All 3101 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32390 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Black Man's Burden is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32390, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Black Man's Burden take to read?
About 258 minutes of reading across 621 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Black Man's Burden section by section
How to work through Black Man's Burden section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Black Man's Burden
Words and structures a reader meets early in Black Man's Burden, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- White
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Man's Burden; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Man's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Man's Burden; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Burden
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Man's Burden; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Forth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black Man's Burden; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.