My Friend the Chauffeur
My Friend the Chauffeur by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson is available here as the complete text, split into 1108 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
My Friend the Chauffeur by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19441.
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My Friend the Chauffeur
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This edition of My Friend the Chauffeur by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19441, divided into 5 chapters and 1108 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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My Friend the Chauffeur is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting My Friend the Chauffeur as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1108 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 5 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of My Friend the Chauffeur 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 My Friend the Chauffeur?
Yes. All 5539 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19441 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of My Friend the Chauffeur is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #19441, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does My Friend the Chauffeur take to read?
About 461 minutes of reading across 1108 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in My Friend the Chauffeur
Words and structures a reader meets early in My Friend the Chauffeur, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wanted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Friend the Chauffeur; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ladies
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Friend the Chauffeur; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Conduct
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Friend the Chauffeur; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Amateur
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Friend the Chauffeur; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.