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Blix

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Blix is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frank Norris • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Blix by Frank Norris holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 5 of Blix contain?

Chapter 5 holds 316 sentences of Blix, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Blix by Frank Norris exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 316 sentences, grouped into 64 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 5 of Blix?

Work through the 64 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 64 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Blix

Common questions about reading Blix by Frank Norris on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Blix?

Yes. All 3369 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #401 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Blix is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #401, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Blix take to read?

About 280 minutes of reading across 674 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Blix section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Blix

Words and structures a reader meets early in Blix, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Struck
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Cuckoo
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Clock
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Mantelpiece
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Condy began his week's work for the supplement behindhand.
Naturally he overslept himself Tuesday morning, and, not having any change in his pockets, was obliged to walk down to the office.
He arrived late, to find the compositors already fretting for copy.
His editor promptly asked for the whaleback stuff, and Condy was forced into promising it within a half-hour.
It was out of the question to write the article according to his own idea in so short a time; so Condy faked the stuff from the exchange clipping, after all.
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Blix

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Blix is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Condy began his week's work for the supplement behindhand.
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Naturally he overslept himself Tuesday morning, and, not having any change in his pockets, was obliged to walk down to the office.
Line 3
He arrived late, to find the compositors already fretting for copy.
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His editor promptly asked for the whaleback stuff, and Condy was forced into promising it within a half-hour.
Line 5
It was out of the question to write the article according to his own idea in so short a time; so Condy faked the stuff from the exchange clipping, after all.
All words in this reading · 64

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a

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according

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after

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all

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already

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and

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any

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arrived

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article

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asked

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began

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From this reading Condy began his week's work for the supplement behindhand.

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behindhand

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change

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clipping

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compositors

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Condy

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From this reading Condy began his week's work for the supplement behindhand.

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copy

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down

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editor

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exchange

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faked

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find

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for

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From this reading Condy began his week's work for the supplement behindhand.

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forced

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fretting

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from

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half-hour

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having

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he

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himself

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his

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From this reading Condy began his week's work for the supplement behindhand.

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idea

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in

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into

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it

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late

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morning

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Naturally

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not

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obliged

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of

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office

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out

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overslept

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own

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pockets

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promising

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From this reading His editor promptly asked for the whaleback stuff, and Condy was forced into promising it within a half-hour.

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promptly

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From this reading His editor promptly asked for the whaleback stuff, and Condy was forced into promising it within a half-hour.

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question

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short

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so

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stuff

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From this reading His editor promptly asked for the whaleback stuff, and Condy was forced into promising it within a half-hour.

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supplement

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the

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time

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to

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Tuesday

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walk

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was

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week's

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whaleback

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within

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work

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write

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