Saunterings
Saunterings by Charles Dudley Warner is available here as the complete text, split into 624 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Saunterings by Charles Dudley Warner. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3128.
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Saunterings
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This edition of Saunterings by Charles Dudley Warner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3128, divided into 24 chapters and 624 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 Saunterings in full?
The complete text of Saunterings is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3128 and divided into 624 sections.
This page carries the whole of Saunterings by Charles Dudley Warner, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #3128, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3120 sentences across 24 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 Saunterings divided for reading?
Saunterings is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Saunterings as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 624 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 24 chapters.
Can I hear Saunterings read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Saunterings can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Saunterings 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 Saunterings
Common questions about reading Saunterings by Charles Dudley Warner on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Saunterings?
Yes. All 3120 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3128 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Saunterings is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #3128, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Saunterings take to read?
About 260 minutes of reading across 624 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Saunterings section by section
How to work through Saunterings section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 24 chapters of Saunterings to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Saunterings
Words and structures a reader meets early in Saunterings, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Indulgent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Saunterings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Public
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Saunterings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Saunter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Saunterings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Under
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Saunterings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.