John Jones's Dollar
John Jones's Dollar by Harry Stephen Keeler is available here as the complete text, split into 36 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
John Jones's Dollar by Harry Stephen Keeler. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26867.
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John Jones's Dollar
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This edition of John Jones's Dollar by Harry Stephen Keeler carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26867, divided into 1 chapters and 36 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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This page carries the whole of John Jones's Dollar by Harry Stephen Keeler, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26867, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 176 sentences across 1 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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Rather than presenting John Jones's Dollar as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 36 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 1 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of John Jones's Dollar?
Yes. All 176 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26867 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of John Jones's Dollar is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26867, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does John Jones's Dollar take to read?
About 14 minutes of reading across 36 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in John Jones's Dollar
Words and structures a reader meets early in John Jones's Dollar, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Board
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of John Jones's Dollar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Squares
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of John Jones's Dollar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Grain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of John Jones's Dollar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wheat
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of John Jones's Dollar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.