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Samuel the Seeker

Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1086 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5961.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 30 chapters

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Samuel the Seeker

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This edition of Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5961, divided into 30 chapters and 1086 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.

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This page carries the whole of Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #5961, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5430 sentences across 30 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 Samuel the Seeker divided for reading?

Samuel the Seeker is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Samuel the Seeker as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1086 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 30 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.

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Every sentence of Samuel the Seeker 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.

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Is this the complete text of Samuel the Seeker?

Yes. All 5430 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5961 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Samuel the Seeker is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #5961, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Samuel the Seeker take to read?

About 452 minutes of reading across 1086 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Samuel the Seeker

Words and structures a reader meets early in Samuel the Seeker, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Samuel's: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Samuel the Seeker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Until: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Samuel the Seeker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Seventeen: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Samuel the Seeker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Experience: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Samuel the Seeker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Samuel the Seeker

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