Footprints
Footprints by Kay Cleaver Strahan is available here as the complete text, split into 1278 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Footprints by Kay Cleaver Strahan. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75577.
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Footprints
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This edition of Footprints by Kay Cleaver Strahan carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #75577, divided into 21 chapters and 1278 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 Footprints in full?
The complete text of Footprints is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #75577 and divided into 1278 sections.
This page carries the whole of Footprints by Kay Cleaver Strahan, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #75577, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6386 sentences across 21 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 Footprints divided for reading?
Footprints is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Footprints as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1278 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 21 chapters.
Can I hear Footprints read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Footprints can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Footprints 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 Footprints
Common questions about reading Footprints by Kay Cleaver Strahan on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Footprints?
Yes. All 6386 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75577 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Footprints is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #75577, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Footprints take to read?
About 532 minutes of reading across 1278 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Footprints section by section
How to work through Footprints section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 21 chapters of Footprints 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 Footprints
Words and structures a reader meets early in Footprints, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Heavy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Footprints; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Glass
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Footprints; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bronze
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Footprints; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Revolved
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Footprints; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.