The Saint of the Speedway
The Saint of the Speedway by Ridgwell Cullum is available here as the complete text, split into 1518 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Saint of the Speedway by Ridgwell Cullum. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62533.
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The Saint of the Speedway
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This edition of The Saint of the Speedway by Ridgwell Cullum carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62533, divided into 23 chapters and 1518 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 Saint of the Speedway is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62533 and divided into 1518 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Saint of the Speedway by Ridgwell Cullum, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62533, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7588 sentences across 23 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 Saint of the Speedway divided for reading?
The Saint of the Speedway is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Saint of the Speedway as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1518 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 23 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Saint of the Speedway 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 Saint of the Speedway
Common questions about reading The Saint of the Speedway by Ridgwell Cullum on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Saint of the Speedway?
Yes. All 7588 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62533 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Saint of the Speedway is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62533, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Saint of the Speedway take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1518 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Saint of the Speedway section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Saint of the Speedway
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Saint of the Speedway, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Saint
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Saint of the Speedway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Speedway
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Saint of the Speedway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Reader
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Saint of the Speedway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thought
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Saint of the Speedway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.