Pen Pal
Pen Pal by Stephen Marlowe is available here as the complete text, split into 81 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Pen Pal by Stephen Marlowe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51286.
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Pen Pal
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This edition of Pen Pal by Stephen Marlowe carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51286, divided into 1 chapters and 81 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 Pen Pal in full?
The complete text of Pen Pal is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51286 and divided into 81 sections.
This page carries the whole of Pen Pal by Stephen Marlowe, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51286, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 403 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 Pen Pal divided for reading?
Pen Pal is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Pen Pal as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 81 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.
Can I hear Pen Pal read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Pen Pal can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Pen Pal 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 Pen Pal
Common questions about reading Pen Pal by Stephen Marlowe on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Pen Pal?
Yes. All 403 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51286 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Pen Pal is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51286, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Pen Pal take to read?
About 33 minutes of reading across 81 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Pen Pal section by section
How to work through Pen Pal section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 1 chapters of Pen Pal 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
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Vocabulary met early in Pen Pal
Words and structures a reader meets early in Pen Pal, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wanted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pen Pal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gumption
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pen Pal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Meant
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pen Pal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Poaching
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pen Pal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.