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

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 24 of "Undo": A Novel is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 24 of "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko holds 329 sentences, grouped into 66 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 24 of "Undo": A Novel contain?

Chapter 24 holds 329 sentences of "Undo": A Novel, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 24 of "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 329 sentences, grouped into 66 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 24 of "Undo": A Novel?

Work through the 66 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 66 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 24 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 24 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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"Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.
Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.
Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.
"Wonderful," William said.
"You hear that, young lady?
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"Undo": A Novel

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 24 of "Undo": A Novel is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.
Line 2
Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.
Line 3
Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.
Line 4
"Wonderful," William said.
Line 5
"You hear that, young lady?
All words in this reading · 39

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

across

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

agreement

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

and

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

batting

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

both

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From this reading Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.

Byron

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From this reading Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.

hand

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

have

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

hear

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From this reading "You hear that, young lady?

her

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

his

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

in

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

Isle

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

knees

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

lady

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From this reading "You hear that, young lady?

lay

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

nodded

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From this reading Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.

now

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

on

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From this reading Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.

Peter

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From this reading Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.

plain

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

said

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

satisfaction

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

seated

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From this reading Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.

slanted

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

sofa

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From this reading Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.

tentative

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

that

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From this reading "You hear that, young lady?

Then

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

tie

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

tiny

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From this reading Isle lay slanted across his knees, her tiny hand now and then batting his tie.

voice

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

we

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

William

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

with

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From this reading "Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain satisfaction in his voice.

Wonderful

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From this reading "Wonderful," William said.

You

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From this reading "You hear that, young lady?

young

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From this reading "You hear that, young lady?