The Gates of Chance
The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 771 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3758.
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The Gates of Chance
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This edition of The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3758, divided into 9 chapters and 771 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 Gates of Chance is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3758 and divided into 771 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #3758, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3853 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 The Gates of Chance divided for reading?
The Gates of Chance is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Gates of Chance as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 771 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 9 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 Gates of Chance 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 Gates of Chance
Common questions about reading The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Gates of Chance?
Yes. All 3853 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3758 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Gates of Chance is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #3758, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Gates of Chance take to read?
About 321 minutes of reading across 771 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Gates of Chance section by section
How to work through The Gates of Chance section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Gates of Chance
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Gates of Chance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Thrust
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gates of Chance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pencilled
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gates of Chance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Madison
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gates of Chance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Avenue
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Gates of Chance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.