The Young Pitcher
The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey is available here as the complete text, split into 908 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19246.
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The Young Pitcher
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This edition of The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19246, divided into 11 chapters and 908 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
Where can I read The Young Pitcher in full?
The complete text of The Young Pitcher is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #19246 and divided into 908 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #19246, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4538 sentences across 11 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 Young Pitcher divided for reading?
The Young Pitcher is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Young Pitcher as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 908 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 11 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear The Young Pitcher read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Young Pitcher can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Young Pitcher 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 Young Pitcher
Common questions about reading The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Young Pitcher?
Yes. All 4538 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19246 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Young Pitcher is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #19246, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Young Pitcher take to read?
About 378 minutes of reading across 908 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Young Pitcher section by section
How to work through The Young Pitcher section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 11 chapters of The Young Pitcher 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 Young Pitcher
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Young Pitcher, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- University
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Pitcher; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Realized
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Pitcher; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Miserable
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Pitcher; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Freshman
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Pitcher; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.