The Come Back
The Come Back by Carolyn Wells is available here as the complete text, split into 903 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Come Back by Carolyn Wells. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30868.
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The Come Back
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This edition of The Come Back by Carolyn Wells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30868, divided into 18 chapters and 903 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.
Where can I read The Come Back in full?
The complete text of The Come Back is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30868 and divided into 903 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Come Back by Carolyn Wells, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30868, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4513 sentences across 18 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 Come Back divided for reading?
The Come Back is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Come Back as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 903 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 18 chapters.
Can I hear The Come Back read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Come Back can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Come Back 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 Come Back
Common questions about reading The Come Back by Carolyn Wells on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Come Back?
Yes. All 4513 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30868 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Come Back is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30868, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Come Back take to read?
About 376 minutes of reading across 903 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Come Back section by section
How to work through The Come Back section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 18 chapters of The Come Back to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Come Back
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Come Back, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Come Back; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lobby
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Come Back; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Through
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Come Back; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Earth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Come Back; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.