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In the Sixties

In the Sixties by Harold Frederic is available here as the complete text, split into 771 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Harold Frederic15 chapters

In the Sixties by Harold Frederic. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54764.

15 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 15 chapters

Course Syllabus

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In the Sixties

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0 of 763 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Abner Beech 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Jeff’s Mutiny 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Absalom 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Antietam 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI “Jee’s” Tidings 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Ni’s Talk with Abner 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Election Bonfire 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Esther’s Visit 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Fire 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Conquest of Abner 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Unwelcome Guest 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Breakfast 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Finis 425 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of In the Sixties by Harold Frederic carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54764, divided into 15 chapters and 771 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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In the Sixties is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting In the Sixties as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 771 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.

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Every sentence of In the Sixties 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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Common questions about reading In the Sixties by Harold Frederic on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of In the Sixties?

Yes. All 3851 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54764 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of In the Sixties is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #54764, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does In the Sixties take to read?

About 320 minutes of reading across 771 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in In the Sixties

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

Nothing
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Under
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Latter-day
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Sun-not
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