Forward, Children!
Forward, Children! by Paul Alexander Bartlett is available here as the complete text, split into 992 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Forward, Children! by Paul Alexander Bartlett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44717.
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Forward, Children!
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This edition of Forward, Children! by Paul Alexander Bartlett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44717, divided into 12 chapters and 992 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 Forward, Children! is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44717 and divided into 992 sections.
This page carries the whole of Forward, Children! by Paul Alexander Bartlett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44717, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4960 sentences across 12 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 Forward, Children! divided for reading?
Forward, Children! is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Forward, Children! as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 992 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 12 chapters.
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Every sentence of Forward, Children! 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 Forward, Children!?
Yes. All 4960 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44717 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Forward, Children! is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44717, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Forward, Children! take to read?
About 413 minutes of reading across 992 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Forward, Children!
Words and structures a reader meets early in Forward, Children!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Forward
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- Children
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- Printed
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- Bound
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