The Web of Time
The Web of Time by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles is available here as the complete text, split into 1012 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Web of Time by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51198.
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The Web of Time
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This edition of The Web of Time by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51198, divided into 12 chapters and 1012 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 Web of Time is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51198 and divided into 1012 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Web of Time by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51198, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5056 sentences across 12 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 Web of Time divided for reading?
The Web of Time is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Web of Time as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1012 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 12 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Web of Time can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Web of Time 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 Web of Time
Common questions about reading The Web of Time by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Web of Time?
Yes. All 5056 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51198 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Web of Time is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51198, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Web of Time take to read?
About 421 minutes of reading across 1012 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Web of Time section by section
How to work through The Web of Time section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Web of Time
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Web of Time, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Web of Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cuthbert
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Web of Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Undertow
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Web of Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shanty
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Web of Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.