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The Old Card

The Old Card by Roland Pertwee is available here as the complete text, split into 1036 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Old Card by Roland Pertwee. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #67611.

13 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 13 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Old Card

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0 of 1031 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Big Chance 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Pistols for Two 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Cure That Worked Wonders 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Eliphalet Touch 115 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Getting the Best 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Quicksands of Tradition 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Gas Works 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Mornice June 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Reversible Favour 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Dear Departed 115 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Clouds 103 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Final Curtain 78 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Old Card by Roland Pertwee carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #67611, divided into 13 chapters and 1036 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 Old Card in full?

The complete text of The Old Card is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #67611 and divided into 1036 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Old Card by Roland Pertwee, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #67611, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5178 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 Old Card divided for reading?

The Old Card is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Old Card as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1036 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 13 chapters.

Can I hear The Old Card read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Old Card can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Old Card 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 Old Card

Common questions about reading The Old Card by Roland Pertwee on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Old Card?

Yes. All 5178 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #67611 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Old Card is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #67611, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Old Card take to read?

About 431 minutes of reading across 1036 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Old Card section by section

How to work through The Old Card section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Old Card

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Old Card, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Published
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Card; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Liveright
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Card; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Printed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Card; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Visit
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Card; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.