Knots Untied
Knots Untied by George S. McWatters is available here as the complete text, split into 1392 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Knots Untied by George S. McWatters. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #46306.
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Knots Untied
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This edition of Knots Untied by George S. McWatters carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46306, divided into 18 chapters and 1392 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 Knots Untied is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #46306 and divided into 1392 sections.
This page carries the whole of Knots Untied by George S. McWatters, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #46306, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6958 sentences across 18 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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Knots Untied is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Knots Untied as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1392 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 18 chapters.
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Every sentence of Knots Untied 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 Knots Untied?
Yes. All 6958 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46306 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Knots Untied is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #46306, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Knots Untied take to read?
About 579 minutes of reading across 1392 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Knots Untied section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Knots Untied
Words and structures a reader meets early in Knots Untied, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Knots
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Knots Untied; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Untied
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Knots Untied; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- By-ways
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Knots Untied; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hidden
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Knots Untied; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.