Left to Ourselves
Left to Ourselves by Catharine Shaw is available here as the complete text, split into 489 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Left to Ourselves by Catharine Shaw. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37606.
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Left to Ourselves
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This edition of Left to Ourselves by Catharine Shaw carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37606, divided into 23 chapters and 489 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 Left to Ourselves is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37606 and divided into 489 sections.
This page carries the whole of Left to Ourselves by Catharine Shaw, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37606, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2444 sentences across 23 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 Left to Ourselves divided for reading?
Left to Ourselves is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Left to Ourselves as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 489 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 23 chapters.
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Every sentence of Left to Ourselves 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 Left to Ourselves?
Yes. All 2444 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37606 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Left to Ourselves is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37606, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Left to Ourselves take to read?
About 203 minutes of reading across 489 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Left to Ourselves section by section
How to work through Left to Ourselves section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Left to Ourselves
Words and structures a reader meets early in Left to Ourselves, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Headley's
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- Promise
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Left to Ourselves; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Left to Ourselves; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Alick's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Left to Ourselves; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.