Sudden Jim
Sudden Jim by Clarence Budington Kelland is available here as the complete text, split into 1023 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sudden Jim by Clarence Budington Kelland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44079.
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Sudden Jim
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This edition of Sudden Jim by Clarence Budington Kelland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44079, divided into 24 chapters and 1023 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 Sudden Jim in full?
The complete text of Sudden Jim is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44079 and divided into 1023 sections.
This page carries the whole of Sudden Jim by Clarence Budington Kelland, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44079, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5112 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 Sudden Jim divided for reading?
Sudden Jim is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Sudden Jim as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1023 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 Sudden Jim read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Sudden Jim can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Sudden Jim 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 Sudden Jim
Common questions about reading Sudden Jim by Clarence Budington Kelland on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Sudden Jim?
Yes. All 5112 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44079 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Sudden Jim is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44079, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sudden Jim take to read?
About 426 minutes of reading across 1023 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Sudden Jim section by section
How to work through Sudden Jim section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 24 chapters of Sudden Jim to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Sudden Jim
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sudden Jim, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sudden Jim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hidden
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sudden Jim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Spring
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sudden Jim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Clothespins
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sudden Jim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.