Step by Step
Step by Step by American Tract Society is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 261 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Step by Step by American Tract Society. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1052.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Step by Step
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0 of 253 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
This edition of Step by Step by American Tract Society carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1052, divided into 18 chapters and 261 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 Step by Step is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1052 and divided into 261 sections.
This page carries the whole of Step by Step by American Tract Society, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1052, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1304 sentences across 18 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 Step by Step divided for reading?
Step by Step is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Step by Step as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 261 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 18 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 Step by Step read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Step by Step can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Step by Step 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 Step by Step
Common questions about reading Step by Step by American Tract Society on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Step by Step?
Yes. All 1304 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1052 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Step by Step is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1052, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Step by Step take to read?
About 108 minutes of reading across 261 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Step by Step section by section
How to work through Step by Step section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 18 chapters of Step by Step to begin.
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Vocabulary met early in Step by Step
Words and structures a reader meets early in Step by Step, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Children
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Step by Step; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Step by Step; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Doubtless
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Step by Step; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Heard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Step by Step; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.