The Mark of the Knife
The Mark of the Knife by Clayton H. (Clayton Holt) Ernst is available here as the complete text, split into 461 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Mark of the Knife by Clayton H. (Clayton Holt) Ernst. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30985.
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The Mark of the Knife
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This edition of The Mark of the Knife by Clayton H. (Clayton Holt) Ernst carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30985, divided into 14 chapters and 461 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.
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The complete text of The Mark of the Knife is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30985 and divided into 461 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Mark of the Knife by Clayton H. (Clayton Holt) Ernst, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30985, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2304 sentences across 14 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 Mark of the Knife divided for reading?
The Mark of the Knife is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Mark of the Knife as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 461 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 14 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Mark of the Knife 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 Mark of the Knife
Common questions about reading The Mark of the Knife by Clayton H. (Clayton Holt) Ernst on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Mark of the Knife?
Yes. All 2304 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30985 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Mark of the Knife is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30985, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Mark of the Knife take to read?
About 192 minutes of reading across 461 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Mark of the Knife section by section
How to work through The Mark of the Knife section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Mark of the Knife
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mark of the Knife, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ridgley
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mark of the Knife; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- School
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mark of the Knife; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- White
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mark of the Knife; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Buildings
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mark of the Knife; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.