Number Seventeen
Number Seventeen by Louis Tracy is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 849 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Number Seventeen by Louis Tracy. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4996.
Course Syllabus
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Number Seventeen
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
This edition of Number Seventeen by Louis Tracy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4996, divided into 16 chapters and 849 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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How is Number Seventeen divided for reading?
Number Seventeen is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Number Seventeen as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 849 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 16 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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Is this the complete text of Number Seventeen?
Yes. All 4242 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4996 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Number Seventeen is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4996, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Number Seventeen take to read?
About 353 minutes of reading across 849 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Number Seventeen
Words and structures a reader meets early in Number Seventeen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Petrified
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Number Seventeen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Theydon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Number Seventeen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Coming
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Number Seventeen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Person
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Number Seventeen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.