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The Place Where Chicago Was

The Place Where Chicago Was by Jim Harmon is available here as the complete text, split into 189 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

The Place Where Chicago Was by Jim Harmon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51832.

2 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 2 chapters

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The Place Where Chicago Was

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This edition of The Place Where Chicago Was by Jim Harmon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51832, divided into 2 chapters and 189 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 Place Where Chicago Was is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51832 and divided into 189 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Place Where Chicago Was by Jim Harmon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51832, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 943 sentences across 2 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 Place Where Chicago Was divided for reading?

The Place Where Chicago Was is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Place Where Chicago Was as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 189 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 2 chapters.

Can I hear The Place Where Chicago Was read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Place Where Chicago Was can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Place Where Chicago Was 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 Place Where Chicago Was

Common questions about reading The Place Where Chicago Was by Jim Harmon on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Place Where Chicago Was?

Yes. All 943 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51832 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Place Where Chicago Was is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #51832, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Place Where Chicago Was take to read?

About 78 minutes of reading across 189 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Place Where Chicago Was section by section

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Place Where Chicago Was

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Place Where Chicago Was, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Finally
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Place Where Chicago Was; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
First
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Place Where Chicago Was; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Peace
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Place Where Chicago Was; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Earth--since
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Place Where Chicago Was; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.