Christopher and the Clockmakers
Christopher and the Clockmakers by Sara Ware Bassett is available here as the complete text, split into 795 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Christopher and the Clockmakers by Sara Ware Bassett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26857.
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Christopher and the Clockmakers
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This edition of Christopher and the Clockmakers by Sara Ware Bassett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26857, divided into 18 chapters and 795 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 Christopher and the Clockmakers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26857 and divided into 795 sections.
This page carries the whole of Christopher and the Clockmakers by Sara Ware Bassett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26857, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3975 sentences across 18 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 Christopher and the Clockmakers divided for reading?
Christopher and the Clockmakers is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Christopher and the Clockmakers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 795 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 18 chapters.
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Every sentence of Christopher and the Clockmakers 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 Christopher and the Clockmakers?
Yes. All 3975 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26857 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Christopher and the Clockmakers is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26857, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Christopher and the Clockmakers take to read?
About 331 minutes of reading across 795 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Christopher and the Clockmakers
Words and structures a reader meets early in Christopher and the Clockmakers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Illustrations
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- William
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- Stecher
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- Conscientious
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