Mr. Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs by Arlo Bates is available here as the complete text, split into 43 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mr. Jacobs: A Tale of the Drummer, the Reporter, and the Prestidigitateur by Arlo Bates. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41125.
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Mr. Jacobs
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This edition of Mr. Jacobs by Arlo Bates carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41125, divided into 12 chapters and 43 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 Mr. Jacobs is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41125 and divided into 43 sections.
This page carries the whole of Mr. Jacobs by Arlo Bates, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41125, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 214 sentences across 12 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 Mr. Jacobs divided for reading?
Mr. Jacobs is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mr. Jacobs as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 43 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 12 chapters.
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Every sentence of Mr. Jacobs 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 Mr. Jacobs?
Yes. All 214 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41125 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mr. Jacobs is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41125, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mr. Jacobs take to read?
About 17 minutes of reading across 43 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Mr. Jacobs section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Mr. Jacobs
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mr. Jacobs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Spite
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Jacobs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Jean-jacques
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Jacobs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- School
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Jacobs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Everywhere
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Jacobs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.