Where the West begins
Where the West begins by Austin Hall is available here as the complete text, split into 117 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Where the West begins by Austin Hall. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74701.
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Where the West begins
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This edition of Where the West begins by Austin Hall carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74701, divided into 1 chapters and 117 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 Where the West begins is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74701 and divided into 117 sections.
This page carries the whole of Where the West begins by Austin Hall, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74701, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 585 sentences across 1 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 Where the West begins divided for reading?
Where the West begins is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Where the West begins as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 117 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of Where the West begins 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 Where the West begins
Common questions about reading Where the West begins by Austin Hall on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Where the West begins?
Yes. All 585 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74701 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Where the West begins is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74701, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Where the West begins take to read?
About 48 minutes of reading across 117 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Where the West begins section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Where the West begins
Words and structures a reader meets early in Where the West begins, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
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- Master
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- Billy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Where the West begins; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cowboy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Where the West begins; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.