Dust of New York
Dust of New York by Konrad Bercovici is available here as the complete text, split into 516 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dust of New York by Konrad Bercovici. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43095.
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Dust of New York
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This edition of Dust of New York by Konrad Bercovici carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43095, divided into 6 chapters and 516 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 Dust of New York is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43095 and divided into 516 sections.
This page carries the whole of Dust of New York by Konrad Bercovici, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43095, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2577 sentences across 6 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 Dust of New York divided for reading?
Dust of New York is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dust of New York as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 516 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 6 chapters.
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Every sentence of Dust of New York 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 Dust of New York
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Is this the complete text of Dust of New York?
Yes. All 2577 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43095 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dust of New York is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43095, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dust of New York take to read?
About 214 minutes of reading across 516 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Dust of New York
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dust of New York, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Printed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dust of New York; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- United
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dust of New York; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- States
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- America
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dust of New York; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.