The Strenuous Life — Volume 12
The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 by Theodore Roosevelt is available here as the complete text, split into 395 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Strenuous Life The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Volume 12 (of 14) by Theodore Roosevelt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58821.
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The Strenuous Life — Volume 12
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This edition of The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 by Theodore Roosevelt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58821, divided into 5 chapters and 395 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 Strenuous Life — Volume 12 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #58821 and divided into 395 sections.
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How is The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 divided for reading?
The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 395 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 5 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 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 Strenuous Life — Volume 12
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Is this the complete text of The Strenuous Life — Volume 12?
Yes. All 1974 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58821 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #58821, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 take to read?
About 164 minutes of reading across 395 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Strenuous Life — Volume 12 section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Strenuous Life — Volume 12
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Strenuous Life — Volume 12, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Pause
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- Unburnish
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- Shine
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- Breathe
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