Memories of the Future
Memories of the Future by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox is available here as the complete text, split into 466 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Memories of the future by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59388.
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Memories of the Future
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This edition of Memories of the Future by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59388, divided into 16 chapters and 466 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 Memories of the Future is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #59388 and divided into 466 sections.
This page carries the whole of Memories of the Future by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #59388, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2328 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 Memories of the Future divided for reading?
Memories of the Future is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Memories of the Future as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 466 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 Memories of the Future 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.
Questions about reading Memories of the Future
Common questions about reading Memories of the Future by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Memories of the Future?
Yes. All 2328 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59388 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Memories of the Future is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #59388, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Memories of the Future take to read?
About 194 minutes of reading across 466 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Memories of the Future section by section
How to work through Memories of the Future section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Memories of the Future
Words and structures a reader meets early in Memories of the Future, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Herodotus
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Memories of the Future; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Being
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Memories of the Future; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fugal
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Memories of the Future; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Variation
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Memories of the Future; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.