Skipper Worse
Skipper Worse by Alexander Lange Kielland is available here as the complete text, split into 512 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Skipper Worse by Alexander Lange Kielland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30530.
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Skipper Worse
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This edition of Skipper Worse by Alexander Lange Kielland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30530, divided into 16 chapters and 512 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.
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The complete text of Skipper Worse is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30530 and divided into 512 sections.
This page carries the whole of Skipper Worse by Alexander Lange Kielland, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30530, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2560 sentences across 16 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 Skipper Worse divided for reading?
Skipper Worse is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Skipper Worse as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 512 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 16 chapters.
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Every sentence of Skipper Worse 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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Common questions about reading Skipper Worse by Alexander Lange Kielland on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Skipper Worse?
Yes. All 2560 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30530 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Skipper Worse is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30530, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Skipper Worse take to read?
About 213 minutes of reading across 512 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Skipper Worse section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Skipper Worse
Words and structures a reader meets early in Skipper Worse, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Published
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Skipper Worse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Under
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Skipper Worse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Special
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Skipper Worse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Arrangement
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Skipper Worse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.