Stories from the Trenches
Stories from the Trenches by Carleton B. (Carleton Britton) Case is available here as the complete text, split into 418 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Stories from the trenches by Carleton B. (Carleton Britton) Case. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49653.
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Stories from the Trenches
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This edition of Stories from the Trenches by Carleton B. (Carleton Britton) Case carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49653, divided into 5 chapters and 418 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 Stories from the Trenches is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #49653 and divided into 418 sections.
This page carries the whole of Stories from the Trenches by Carleton B. (Carleton Britton) Case, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #49653, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2087 sentences across 5 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 Stories from the Trenches divided for reading?
Stories from the Trenches is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Stories from the Trenches as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 418 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 5 chapters.
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Every sentence of Stories from the Trenches 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 Stories from the Trenches
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Is this the complete text of Stories from the Trenches?
Yes. All 2087 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49653 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Stories from the Trenches is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49653, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Stories from the Trenches take to read?
About 173 minutes of reading across 418 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Stories from the Trenches section by section
How to work through Stories from the Trenches section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Stories from the Trenches
Words and structures a reader meets early in Stories from the Trenches, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Humorous
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from the Trenches; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lively
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from the Trenches; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Doings
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from the Trenches; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Strangest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from the Trenches; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.