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"Undo": A Novel
"Undo": A Novel

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 13 of "Undo": A Novel is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 13 of "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko holds 486 sentences, grouped into 98 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 13 of "Undo": A Novel contain?

Chapter 13 holds 486 sentences of "Undo": A Novel, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 486 sentences, grouped into 98 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 13 of "Undo": A Novel?

Work through the 98 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 98 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 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 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.

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Is this the complete text of "Undo": A Novel?

Yes. All 8405 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #480 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #480, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does "Undo": A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1681 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in "Undo": A Novel

Words and structures a reader meets early in "Undo": A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chapters
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Author's
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Novel
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Fiction
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Context Illustration Reading 1/98 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
"Matthew, this is everything."
Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.
"You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.
He opened the folder.
Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

"Undo": A Novel

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 13 of "Undo": A Novel is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/98 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Matthew, this is everything."
Line 2
Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.
Line 3
"You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.
Line 4
He opened the folder.
Line 5
Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.
All words in this reading · 42

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a

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

about

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

an

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

and

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assortment

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before

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

begins

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

board

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closed

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

desk

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

directors

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

door

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

Eileen

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

everything

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From this reading "Matthew, this is everything."

executive

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

folder

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

got

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

He

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From this reading He opened the folder.

him

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

his

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

is

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From this reading "Matthew, this is everything."

manila

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

Matthew

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From this reading "Matthew, this is everything."

meeting

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

minutes

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

of

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

office

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

on

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

opened

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From this reading He opened the folder.

placing

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

presentation

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

said

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From this reading Eileen said, placing a manila folder before him on his desk.

she

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

staff

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

ten

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

the

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

then

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.

this

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From this reading "Matthew, this is everything."

to

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

transparencies

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

was

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From this reading Before him was an assortment of transparencies, his presentation to the board of directors and executive staff.

You've

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From this reading "You've got about ten minutes before the meeting begins," she said, then closed his office door.