Into the Primitive
Into the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennet is available here as the complete text, split into 948 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Into the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennet. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33903.
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Into the Primitive
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This edition of Into the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennet carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33903, divided into 24 chapters and 948 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 Into the Primitive is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #33903 and divided into 948 sections.
This page carries the whole of Into the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennet, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #33903, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4737 sentences across 24 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.
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Into the Primitive is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Into the Primitive as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 948 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of Into the Primitive 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 Into the Primitive?
Yes. All 4737 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33903 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Into the Primitive is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #33903, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Into the Primitive take to read?
About 394 minutes of reading across 948 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Into the Primitive
Words and structures a reader meets early in Into the Primitive, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- White
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Into the Primitive; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Christ
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- Thyra
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- Mcclurg
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