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Children of the Whirlwind

Children of the Whirlwind by Leroy Scott is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1269 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Children of the Whirlwind by Leroy Scott. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3321.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 37 chapters

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Children of the Whirlwind

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0 of 1252 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of Children of the Whirlwind by Leroy Scott carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3321, divided into 37 chapters and 1269 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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The complete text of Children of the Whirlwind is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3321 and divided into 1269 sections.

This page carries the whole of Children of the Whirlwind by Leroy Scott, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #3321, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6341 sentences across 37 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 Children of the Whirlwind divided for reading?

Children of the Whirlwind is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Children of the Whirlwind as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1269 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 37 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Children of the Whirlwind can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Children of the Whirlwind 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 Children of the Whirlwind?

Yes. All 6341 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3321 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Children of the Whirlwind is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3321, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Children of the Whirlwind take to read?

About 528 minutes of reading across 1269 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Children of the Whirlwind

Words and structures a reader meets early in Children of the Whirlwind, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Uninspiring: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the Whirlwind; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Street: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the Whirlwind; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Narrow: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the Whirlwind; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Paved: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the Whirlwind; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Children of the Whirlwind

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Questions about reading Children of the Whirlwind

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Vocabulary met early in Children of the Whirlwind