Outside Inn
Outside Inn by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley is available here as the complete text, split into 701 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Outside Inn by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30483.
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Outside Inn
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This edition of Outside Inn by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30483, divided into 21 chapters and 701 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 Outside Inn is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30483 and divided into 701 sections.
This page carries the whole of Outside Inn by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30483, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3501 sentences across 21 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 Outside Inn divided for reading?
Outside Inn is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Outside Inn as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 701 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 21 chapters.
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Every sentence of Outside Inn 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 Outside Inn
Common questions about reading Outside Inn by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Outside Inn?
Yes. All 3501 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30483 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Outside Inn is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30483, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Outside Inn take to read?
About 291 minutes of reading across 701 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Outside Inn section by section
How to work through Outside Inn section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Outside Inn
Words and structures a reader meets early in Outside Inn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Eleanor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Outside Inn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Press
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Outside Inn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Braunworth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Outside Inn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Brooklyn
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Outside Inn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.