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In School and Out

In School and Out by Oliver Optic is available here as the complete text, split into 587 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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In School and Out by Oliver Optic. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #24698.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 21 chapters

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In School and Out

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 47 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of In School and Out by Oliver Optic carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #24698, divided into 21 chapters and 587 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 In School and Out is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #24698 and divided into 587 sections.

This page carries the whole of In School and Out by Oliver Optic, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #24698, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2933 sentences across 21 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 School and Out divided for reading?

In School and Out is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting In School and Out as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 587 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 21 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.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of In School and Out can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of In School and Out 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 In School and Out?

Yes. All 2933 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24698 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of In School and Out is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #24698, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does In School and Out take to read?

About 244 minutes of reading across 587 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read In School and Out section by section

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Vocabulary met early in In School and Out

Words and structures a reader meets early in In School and Out, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Richard
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Grant
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Friend
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In School and Out; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Awful
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In School and Out; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.