Chalk face
Chalk face by Waldo David Frank is available here as the complete text, split into 643 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Chalk face by Waldo David Frank. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #72967.
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Chalk face
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This edition of Chalk face by Waldo David Frank carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #72967, divided into 8 chapters and 643 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.
Where can I read Chalk face in full?
The complete text of Chalk face is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #72967 and divided into 643 sections.
This page carries the whole of Chalk face by Waldo David Frank, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #72967, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3211 sentences across 8 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 Chalk face divided for reading?
Chalk face is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Chalk face as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 643 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 8 chapters.
Can I hear Chalk face read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Chalk face can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Chalk face 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 Chalk face
Common questions about reading Chalk face by Waldo David Frank on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Chalk face?
Yes. All 3211 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #72967 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Chalk face is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #72967, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Chalk face take to read?
About 267 minutes of reading across 643 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Chalk face section by section
How to work through Chalk face section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 8 chapters of Chalk face to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Chalk face
Words and structures a reader meets early in Chalk face, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Printed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chalk face; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- United
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chalk face; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- States
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chalk face; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- America
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chalk face; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.