Just in time
Just in time by Catharine Shaw is available here as the complete text, split into 296 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Just in time by Catharine Shaw. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #77024.
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Just in time
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This edition of Just in time by Catharine Shaw carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #77024, divided into 16 chapters and 296 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 Just in time is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #77024 and divided into 296 sections.
This page carries the whole of Just in time by Catharine Shaw, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #77024, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1480 sentences across 16 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 Just in time divided for reading?
Just in time is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Just in time as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 296 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 16 chapters.
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Every sentence of Just in time 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 Just in time?
Yes. All 1480 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #77024 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Just in time is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #77024, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Just in time take to read?
About 123 minutes of reading across 296 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Just in time section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Just in time
Words and structures a reader meets early in Just in time, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Dickie's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Just in time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Attic
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Just in time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Secret
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Just in time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Alick's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Just in time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.