The Brass Bound Box
The Brass Bound Box by Evelyn Raymond is available here as the complete text, split into 881 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Brass Bound Box by Evelyn Raymond. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28509.
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The Brass Bound Box
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
This edition of The Brass Bound Box by Evelyn Raymond carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #28509, divided into 21 chapters and 881 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of The Brass Bound Box is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #28509 and divided into 881 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Brass Bound Box by Evelyn Raymond, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #28509, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4405 sentences across 21 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 The Brass Bound Box divided for reading?
The Brass Bound Box is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Brass Bound Box as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 881 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 21 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of The Brass Bound Box 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 Brass Bound Box
Common questions about reading The Brass Bound Box by Evelyn Raymond on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Brass Bound Box?
Yes. All 4405 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28509 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Brass Bound Box is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #28509, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Brass Bound Box take to read?
About 367 minutes of reading across 881 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Brass Bound Box section by section
How to work through The Brass Bound Box section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Brass Bound Box
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Brass Bound Box, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Marsden
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brass Bound Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Villages
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brass Bound Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Populous
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brass Bound Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Country
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Brass Bound Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.