The Potter's Thumb
The Potter's Thumb by Flora Annie Webster Steel is available here as the complete text, split into 1378 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Potter's Thumb by Flora Annie Webster Steel. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39985.
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The Potter's Thumb
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
This edition of The Potter's Thumb by Flora Annie Webster Steel carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39985, divided into 28 chapters and 1378 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 Potter's Thumb is presented in 28 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Potter's Thumb as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1378 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 28 chapters.
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Questions about reading The Potter's Thumb
Common questions about reading The Potter's Thumb by Flora Annie Webster Steel on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Potter's Thumb?
Yes. All 6887 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39985 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Potter's Thumb is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39985, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Potter's Thumb take to read?
About 573 minutes of reading across 1378 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Potter's Thumb
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Potter's Thumb, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Potter's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Potter's Thumb; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thumb
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Potter's Thumb; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Huzoor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Potter's Thumb; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Raised
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Potter's Thumb; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.