Carter, and Other People
Carter, and Other People by Don Marquis is available here as the complete text, split into 799 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Carter, and Other People by Don Marquis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51913.
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This edition of Carter, and Other People by Don Marquis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51913, divided into 9 chapters and 799 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 Carter, and Other People is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51913 and divided into 799 sections.
This page carries the whole of Carter, and Other People by Don Marquis, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51913, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3995 sentences across 9 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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Carter, and Other People is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Carter, and Other People as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 799 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 9 chapters.
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Every sentence of Carter, and Other People 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 Carter, and Other People?
Yes. All 3995 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51913 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Carter, and Other People is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51913, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Carter, and Other People take to read?
About 332 minutes of reading across 799 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Carter, and Other People
Words and structures a reader meets early in Carter, and Other People, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Appleton
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- Acknowledge
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- Indebtedness
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- Editors
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