The Barefoot Time
The Barefoot Time by Adelbert Farrington Caldwell is available here as the complete text, split into 65 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The barefoot time by Adelbert Farrington Caldwell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41026.
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The Barefoot Time
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This edition of The Barefoot Time by Adelbert Farrington Caldwell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41026, divided into 1 chapters and 65 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 The Barefoot Time is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41026 and divided into 65 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Barefoot Time by Adelbert Farrington Caldwell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41026, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 325 sentences across 1 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.
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The Barefoot Time is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Barefoot Time as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 65 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Barefoot Time 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 The Barefoot Time
Common questions about reading The Barefoot Time by Adelbert Farrington Caldwell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Barefoot Time?
Yes. All 325 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41026 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Barefoot Time is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41026, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Barefoot Time take to read?
About 27 minutes of reading across 65 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Barefoot Time section by section
How to work through The Barefoot Time section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Barefoot Time
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Barefoot Time, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Boston
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Barefoot Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Richard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Barefoot Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Badger
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Barefoot Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gorham
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Barefoot Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.