Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by William [Editor] Patten is available here as the complete text, split into 931 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by William [Editor] Patten. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16556.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2
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This edition of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by William [Editor] Patten carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16556, divided into 11 chapters and 931 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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The complete text of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #16556 and divided into 931 sections.
This page carries the whole of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by William [Editor] Patten, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #16556, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4654 sentences across 11 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 Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 divided for reading?
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 931 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 11 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 Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 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 Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2
Common questions about reading Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by William [Editor] Patten on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2?
Yes. All 4654 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16556 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #16556, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 take to read?
About 387 minutes of reading across 931 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 section by section
How to work through Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 11 chapters of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 to begin.
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Vocabulary met early in Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2
Words and structures a reader meets early in Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- William
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Forest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- March
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Seymour
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.