The Just and the Unjust
The Just and the Unjust by Vaughan Kester is available here as the complete text, split into 1098 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Just and the Unjust by Vaughan Kester. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #14581.
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The Just and the Unjust
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This edition of The Just and the Unjust by Vaughan Kester carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #14581, divided into 13 chapters and 1098 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 Just and the Unjust is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #14581 and divided into 1098 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Just and the Unjust by Vaughan Kester, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #14581, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5488 sentences across 13 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 Just and the Unjust divided for reading?
The Just and the Unjust is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Just and the Unjust as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1098 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 13 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 Just and the Unjust 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 Just and the Unjust
Common questions about reading The Just and the Unjust by Vaughan Kester on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Just and the Unjust?
Yes. All 5488 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #14581 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Just and the Unjust is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #14581, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Just and the Unjust take to read?
About 457 minutes of reading across 1098 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Just and the Unjust section by section
How to work through The Just and the Unjust section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Just and the Unjust
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Just and the Unjust, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Just and the Unjust; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Prodigal
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Just and the Unjust; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Judge
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Just and the Unjust; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Custer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Just and the Unjust; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.