The Lost Dispatch
The Lost Dispatch by Anonymous is available here as the complete text, split into 147 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Lost Dispatch by Anonymous. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51803.
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The Lost Dispatch
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This edition of The Lost Dispatch by Anonymous carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51803, divided into 15 chapters and 147 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 Lost Dispatch in full?
The complete text of The Lost Dispatch is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51803 and divided into 147 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Lost Dispatch by Anonymous, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51803, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 731 sentences across 15 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 Lost Dispatch divided for reading?
The Lost Dispatch is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Lost Dispatch as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 147 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 15 chapters.
Can I hear The Lost Dispatch read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Lost Dispatch can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Lost Dispatch 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 Lost Dispatch
Common questions about reading The Lost Dispatch by Anonymous on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Lost Dispatch?
Yes. All 731 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51803 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Lost Dispatch is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51803, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Lost Dispatch take to read?
About 60 minutes of reading across 147 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Lost Dispatch section by section
How to work through The Lost Dispatch section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 15 chapters of The Lost Dispatch 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 Lost Dispatch
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Lost Dispatch, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Dispatch
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Dispatch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Galesburg
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Dispatch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Printing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Dispatch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Publishing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Dispatch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.