World in a Bottle
World in a Bottle by Allen Kim Lang is available here as the complete text, split into 197 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
World in a Bottle by Allen Kim Lang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51824.
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World in a Bottle
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This edition of World in a Bottle by Allen Kim Lang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51824, divided into 2 chapters and 197 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 World in a Bottle is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51824 and divided into 197 sections.
This page carries the whole of World in a Bottle by Allen Kim Lang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51824, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 983 sentences across 2 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 World in a Bottle divided for reading?
World in a Bottle is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting World in a Bottle as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 197 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 2 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of World in a Bottle can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of World in a Bottle 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 World in a Bottle
Common questions about reading World in a Bottle by Allen Kim Lang on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of World in a Bottle?
Yes. All 983 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51824 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of World in a Bottle is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51824, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does World in a Bottle take to read?
About 81 minutes of reading across 197 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read World in a Bottle section by section
How to work through World in a Bottle section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in World in a Bottle
Words and structures a reader meets early in World in a Bottle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Star-crossed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of World in a Bottle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Worse
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of World in a Bottle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Earth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of World in a Bottle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Itself
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of World in a Bottle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.