Tales from a Rolltop Desk
Tales from a Rolltop Desk by Christopher Morley is available here as the complete text, split into 723 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tales from a Rolltop Desk by Christopher Morley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51957.
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Tales from a Rolltop Desk
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This edition of Tales from a Rolltop Desk by Christopher Morley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51957, divided into 9 chapters and 723 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 Tales from a Rolltop Desk is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51957 and divided into 723 sections.
This page carries the whole of Tales from a Rolltop Desk by Christopher Morley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51957, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3615 sentences across 9 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 Tales from a Rolltop Desk divided for reading?
Tales from a Rolltop Desk is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tales from a Rolltop Desk as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 723 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 9 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tales from a Rolltop Desk can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Tales from a Rolltop Desk 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 Tales from a Rolltop Desk
Common questions about reading Tales from a Rolltop Desk by Christopher Morley on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Tales from a Rolltop Desk?
Yes. All 3615 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51957 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tales from a Rolltop Desk is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51957, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tales from a Rolltop Desk take to read?
About 301 minutes of reading across 723 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Tales from a Rolltop Desk section by section
How to work through Tales from a Rolltop Desk section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Tales from a Rolltop Desk
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales from a Rolltop Desk, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Garden
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales from a Rolltop Desk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Toronto
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales from a Rolltop Desk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Liberty
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales from a Rolltop Desk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dedicating
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales from a Rolltop Desk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.