One good turn
One good turn by Bertrand W. Sinclair is available here as the complete text, split into 123 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
One good turn by Bertrand W. Sinclair. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #73619.
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One good turn
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This edition of One good turn by Bertrand W. Sinclair carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #73619, divided into 1 chapters and 123 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 One good turn is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #73619 and divided into 123 sections.
This page carries the whole of One good turn by Bertrand W. Sinclair, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #73619, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 612 sentences across 1 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 One good turn divided for reading?
One good turn is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting One good turn as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 123 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of One good turn 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 One good turn
Common questions about reading One good turn by Bertrand W. Sinclair on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of One good turn?
Yes. All 612 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73619 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of One good turn is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #73619, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does One good turn take to read?
About 51 minutes of reading across 123 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read One good turn section by section
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Vocabulary met early in One good turn
Words and structures a reader meets early in One good turn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One good turn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Jills
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- Thousand
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- Bucks
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