To London Town
To London Town by Arthur Morrison is available here as the complete text, split into 727 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
To London Town by Arthur Morrison. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58282.
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To London Town
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This edition of To London Town by Arthur Morrison carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58282, divided into 9 chapters and 727 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 To London Town is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #58282 and divided into 727 sections.
This page carries the whole of To London Town by Arthur Morrison, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #58282, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3634 sentences across 9 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 To London Town divided for reading?
To London Town is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting To London Town as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 727 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 9 chapters.
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Every sentence of To London Town 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.
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Is this the complete text of To London Town?
Yes. All 3634 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58282 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of To London Town is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #58282, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does To London Town take to read?
About 302 minutes of reading across 727 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in To London Town
Words and structures a reader meets early in To London Town, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Tauchnitz
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To London Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Edition
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To London Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Tales
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To London Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Streets
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of To London Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.