Taking Chances
Taking Chances by Clarence Louis, -1922 Cullen is available here as the complete text, split into 807 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Taking Chances by Clarence Louis, -1922 Cullen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37477.
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Taking Chances
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This edition of Taking Chances by Clarence Louis, -1922 Cullen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37477, divided into 10 chapters and 807 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 Taking Chances is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37477 and divided into 807 sections.
This page carries the whole of Taking Chances by Clarence Louis, -1922 Cullen, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37477, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4035 sentences across 10 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 Taking Chances divided for reading?
Taking Chances is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Taking Chances as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 807 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 10 chapters.
Can I hear Taking Chances read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Taking Chances can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Taking Chances 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 Taking Chances
Common questions about reading Taking Chances by Clarence Louis, -1922 Cullen on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Taking Chances?
Yes. All 4035 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37477 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Taking Chances is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37477, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Taking Chances take to read?
About 336 minutes of reading across 807 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Taking Chances section by section
How to work through Taking Chances section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 10 chapters of Taking Chances to begin.
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Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in Taking Chances
Words and structures a reader meets early in Taking Chances, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Taking Chances; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Tales
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Taking Chances; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ex-tanks
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Taking Chances; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Introductory
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Taking Chances; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.