The Leavenworth Case
The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1271 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4047.
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The Leavenworth Case
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This edition of The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4047, divided into 4 chapters and 1271 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 Leavenworth Case is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #4047 and divided into 1271 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #4047, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6355 sentences across 4 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 Leavenworth Case divided for reading?
The Leavenworth Case is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Leavenworth Case as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1271 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 4 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.
Can I hear The Leavenworth Case read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Leavenworth Case can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Leavenworth Case 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 Leavenworth Case
Common questions about reading The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Leavenworth Case?
Yes. All 6355 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4047 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Leavenworth Case is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4047, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Leavenworth Case take to read?
About 529 minutes of reading across 1271 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Leavenworth Case section by section
How to work through The Leavenworth Case section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 4 chapters of The Leavenworth Case to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in The Leavenworth Case
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Leavenworth Case, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Dreadful
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Leavenworth Case; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Macbeth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Leavenworth Case; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Junior
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Leavenworth Case; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Partner
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Leavenworth Case; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.