The Chronic Loafer
The Chronic Loafer by Nelson Lloyd is available here as the complete text, split into 764 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Chronic Loafer by Nelson Lloyd. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54572.
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The Chronic Loafer
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This edition of The Chronic Loafer by Nelson Lloyd carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54572, divided into 22 chapters and 764 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 Chronic Loafer is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54572 and divided into 764 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Chronic Loafer by Nelson Lloyd, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54572, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3819 sentences across 22 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 Chronic Loafer divided for reading?
The Chronic Loafer is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Chronic Loafer as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 764 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 22 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Chronic Loafer 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 Chronic Loafer
Common questions about reading The Chronic Loafer by Nelson Lloyd on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Chronic Loafer?
Yes. All 3819 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54572 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Chronic Loafer is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54572, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Chronic Loafer take to read?
About 318 minutes of reading across 764 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Chronic Loafer section by section
How to work through The Chronic Loafer section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Chronic Loafer
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Chronic Loafer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Taylor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chronic Loafer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Company
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chronic Loafer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Center
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chronic Loafer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Picturesque
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chronic Loafer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.