The Road to the Open
The Road to the Open by Arthur Schnitzler is available here as the complete text, split into 1666 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Road to the Open by Arthur Schnitzler. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45895.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Road to the Open
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This edition of The Road to the Open by Arthur Schnitzler carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45895, divided into 20 chapters and 1666 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 Road to the Open in full?
The complete text of The Road to the Open is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #45895 and divided into 1666 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Road to the Open by Arthur Schnitzler, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45895, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 8329 sentences across 20 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 Road to the Open divided for reading?
The Road to the Open is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Road to the Open as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1666 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 20 chapters.
Can I hear The Road to the Open read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Road to the Open can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Road to the Open 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 Road to the Open
Common questions about reading The Road to the Open by Arthur Schnitzler on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Road to the Open?
Yes. All 8329 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45895 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Road to the Open is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45895, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Road to the Open take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1666 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Road to the Open section by section
How to work through The Road to the Open section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 20 chapters of The Road to the Open to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Road to the Open
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Road to the Open, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- George
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Road to the Open; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wergenthin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Road to the Open; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Table
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Road to the Open; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quite
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Road to the Open; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.