In Our Town
In Our Town by William Allen White is available here as the complete text, split into 496 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
In Our Town by William Allen White. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26207.
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In Our Town
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This edition of In Our Town by William Allen White carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26207, divided into 6 chapters and 496 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 In Our Town is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26207 and divided into 496 sections.
This page carries the whole of In Our Town by William Allen White, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26207, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2476 sentences across 6 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 In Our Town divided for reading?
In Our Town is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting In Our Town as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 496 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 6 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of In Our Town?
Yes. All 2476 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26207 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of In Our Town is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26207, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does In Our Town take to read?
About 206 minutes of reading across 496 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in In Our Town
Words and structures a reader meets early in In Our Town, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Court
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Our Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Boyville
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Our Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Issue
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Our Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stratagems
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