The Middle of the Road: A Novel
The Middle of the Road: A Novel by Philip Gibbs is available here as the complete text, split into 1964 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Middle of the Road: A Novel
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This edition of The Middle of the Road: A Novel by Philip Gibbs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59960, divided into 24 chapters and 1964 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 Middle of the Road: A Novel is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #59960 and divided into 1964 sections.
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How is The Middle of the Road: A Novel divided for reading?
The Middle of the Road: A Novel is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Middle of the Road: A Novel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1964 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Middle of the Road: A Novel 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.
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Is this the complete text of The Middle of the Road: A Novel?
Yes. All 9816 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59960 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Middle of the Road: A Novel is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #59960, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Middle of the Road: A Novel take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1964 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Middle of the Road: A Novel
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Middle of the Road: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Twentieth
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- Bertram
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- Pollard
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- Little
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