Toy Craft
Toy Craft by Leon H. (Leon Harold) Baxter is available here as the complete text, split into 296 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Toy Craft by Leon H. (Leon Harold) Baxter. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44501.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Toy Craft
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This edition of Toy Craft by Leon H. (Leon Harold) Baxter carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44501, divided into 3 chapters and 296 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.
Where can I read Toy Craft in full?
The complete text of Toy Craft is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44501 and divided into 296 sections.
This page carries the whole of Toy Craft by Leon H. (Leon Harold) Baxter, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44501, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1478 sentences across 3 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 Toy Craft divided for reading?
Toy Craft is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Toy Craft as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 296 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 3 chapters.
Can I hear Toy Craft read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Toy Craft can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Toy Craft 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 Toy Craft
Common questions about reading Toy Craft by Leon H. (Leon Harold) Baxter on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Toy Craft?
Yes. All 1478 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44501 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Toy Craft is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44501, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Toy Craft take to read?
About 123 minutes of reading across 296 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Toy Craft section by section
How to work through Toy Craft section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 3 chapters of Toy Craft 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 Toy Craft
Words and structures a reader meets early in Toy Craft, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Baxter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Toy Craft; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Director
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Toy Craft; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Manual
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Toy Craft; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Training
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Toy Craft; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.