Pepper & Salt
Pepper & Salt by Howard Pyle is available here as the complete text, split into 282 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Pepper & Salt by Howard Pyle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15664.
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Pepper & Salt
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This edition of Pepper & Salt by Howard Pyle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15664, divided into 3 chapters and 282 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.
Where can I read Pepper & Salt in full?
The complete text of Pepper & Salt is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #15664 and divided into 282 sections.
This page carries the whole of Pepper & Salt by Howard Pyle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #15664, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1406 sentences across 3 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 Pepper & Salt divided for reading?
Pepper & Salt is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Pepper & Salt as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 282 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 3 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.
Can I hear Pepper & Salt read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Pepper & Salt can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Pepper & Salt 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 Pepper & Salt
Common questions about reading Pepper & Salt by Howard Pyle on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Pepper & Salt?
Yes. All 1406 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15664 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Pepper & Salt is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #15664, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Pepper & Salt take to read?
About 117 minutes of reading across 282 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Pepper & Salt section by section
How to work through Pepper & Salt section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Pepper & Salt
Words and structures a reader meets early in Pepper & Salt, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Reissued
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pepper & Salt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pepper & Salt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bells
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pepper & Salt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bauble
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pepper & Salt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.