From the Easy Chair, Volume 1
From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 by George William Curtis is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 324 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 by George William Curtis. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #7475.
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From the Easy Chair, Volume 1
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This edition of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 by George William Curtis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #7475, divided into 4 chapters and 324 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #7475 and divided into 324 sections.
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How is From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 divided for reading?
From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 324 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 4 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 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 From the Easy Chair, Volume 1
Common questions about reading From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 by George William Curtis on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1?
Yes. All 1618 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #7475 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #7475, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 take to read?
About 134 minutes of reading across 324 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 section by section
How to work through From the Easy Chair, Volume 1 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in From the Easy Chair, Volume 1
Words and structures a reader meets early in From the Easy Chair, Volume 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Shall
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Report
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Consider
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Matters
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of From the Easy Chair, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.