Odd Numbers
Odd Numbers by Sewell Ford is available here as the complete text, split into 968 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26528.
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Odd Numbers
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This edition of Odd Numbers by Sewell Ford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26528, divided into 19 chapters and 968 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.
Where can I read Odd Numbers in full?
The complete text of Odd Numbers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26528 and divided into 968 sections.
This page carries the whole of Odd Numbers by Sewell Ford, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26528, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4836 sentences across 19 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 Odd Numbers divided for reading?
Odd Numbers is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Odd Numbers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 968 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 19 chapters.
Can I hear Odd Numbers read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Odd Numbers can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Odd Numbers 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 Odd Numbers
Common questions about reading Odd Numbers by Sewell Ford on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Odd Numbers?
Yes. All 4836 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26528 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Odd Numbers is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26528, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Odd Numbers take to read?
About 403 minutes of reading across 968 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Odd Numbers section by section
How to work through Odd Numbers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 19 chapters of Odd Numbers to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Odd Numbers
Words and structures a reader meets early in Odd Numbers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Being
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Odd Numbers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Further
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Odd Numbers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chronicles
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Odd Numbers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shorty
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Odd Numbers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.