Tremendous Trifles
Tremendous Trifles by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton is available here as the complete text, split into 536 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tremendous Trifles by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #8092.
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Tremendous Trifles
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This edition of Tremendous Trifles by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #8092, divided into 6 chapters and 536 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.
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The complete text of Tremendous Trifles is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #8092 and divided into 536 sections.
This page carries the whole of Tremendous Trifles by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #8092, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2678 sentences across 6 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 Tremendous Trifles divided for reading?
Tremendous Trifles is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tremendous Trifles as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 536 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 6 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.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tremendous Trifles can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Tremendous Trifles 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 Tremendous Trifles
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Is this the complete text of Tremendous Trifles?
Yes. All 2678 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8092 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tremendous Trifles is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #8092, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tremendous Trifles take to read?
About 223 minutes of reading across 536 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Tremendous Trifles section by section
How to work through Tremendous Trifles section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Tremendous Trifles
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tremendous Trifles, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- These
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- Fleeting
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- Sketches
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tremendous Trifles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Republished
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tremendous Trifles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.