Tommy Wideawake
Tommy Wideawake by H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir Bashford is available here as the complete text, split into 377 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tommy Wideawake by H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir Bashford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39802.
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Tommy Wideawake
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This edition of Tommy Wideawake by H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir Bashford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39802, divided into 4 chapters and 377 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 Tommy Wideawake is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #39802 and divided into 377 sections.
This page carries the whole of Tommy Wideawake by H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir Bashford, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #39802, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1884 sentences across 4 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 Tommy Wideawake divided for reading?
Tommy Wideawake is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tommy Wideawake as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 377 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 4 chapters.
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Every sentence of Tommy Wideawake 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 Tommy Wideawake
Common questions about reading Tommy Wideawake by H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir Bashford on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Tommy Wideawake?
Yes. All 1884 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39802 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tommy Wideawake is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39802, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tommy Wideawake take to read?
About 157 minutes of reading across 377 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Tommy Wideawake
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tommy Wideawake, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Chapter
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- I--in
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- Promise
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- Ii--in
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tommy Wideawake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.