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Free Air

Free Air by Sinclair Lewis is available here as the complete text, split into 1230 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Sinclair Lewis34 chapters

Free Air by Sinclair Lewis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26732.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 34 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Free Air

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1215 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 73 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Free Air by Sinclair Lewis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26732, divided into 34 chapters and 1230 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 Free Air in full?

The complete text of Free Air is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26732 and divided into 1230 sections.

This page carries the whole of Free Air by Sinclair Lewis, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26732, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6146 sentences across 34 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 Free Air divided for reading?

Free Air is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Free Air as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1230 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 34 chapters.

Can I hear Free Air read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Free Air can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Free Air 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 Free Air

Common questions about reading Free Air by Sinclair Lewis on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Free Air?

Yes. All 6146 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26732 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Free Air is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #26732, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Free Air take to read?

About 512 minutes of reading across 1230 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Free Air section by section

How to work through Free Air section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 34 chapters of Free Air to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Free Air

Words and structures a reader meets early in Free Air, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Free Air; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Windshield
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Free Air; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Closed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Free Air; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Became
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Free Air; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.