Free, and other stories
Free, and other stories by Theodore Dreiser is available here as the complete text, split into 1249 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Free, and other stories by Theodore Dreiser. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68542.
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Free, and other stories
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This edition of Free, and other stories by Theodore Dreiser carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #68542, divided into 15 chapters and 1249 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 Free, and other stories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #68542 and divided into 1249 sections.
This page carries the whole of Free, and other stories by Theodore Dreiser, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #68542, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6241 sentences across 15 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, and other stories divided for reading?
Free, and other stories is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Free, and other stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1249 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 15 chapters.
Can I hear Free, and other stories read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Free, and other stories can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Free, and other stories 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, and other stories
Common questions about reading Free, and other stories by Theodore Dreiser on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Free, and other stories?
Yes. All 6241 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #68542 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Free, and other stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #68542, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Free, and other stories take to read?
About 520 minutes of reading across 1249 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Free, and other stories section by section
How to work through Free, and other stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 15 chapters of Free, and other stories 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 Free, and other stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Free, and other stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Free, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sister
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Free, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Carrie
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Free, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Potter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Free, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.