When the Sleeper Wakes
When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells is available here as the complete text, split into 1230 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #775.
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When the Sleeper Wakes
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- Chapter I Insomnia
- Chapter II The Trance
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV The Sound of a Tumult
- Chapter V The Moving Ways
- Chapter VI The Hall of the Atlas
- Chapter VII In the Silent Rooms
- Chapter VIII The Roof Spaces
- Chapter IX The People March
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI The Old Man Who Knew Everything
- Chapter XII Ostrog
- Chapter XIII The End of the Old Order
- Chapter XIV From the Crow’s Nest
- Chapter XV Prominent People
- Chapter XVI The Aerophile
- Chapter XVII Three Days
- Chapter XVIII Graham Remembers
- Chapter XIX Ostrog’s Point of View
- Chapter XX In the City Ways
- Chapter XXI The Under Side
- Chapter XXII The Struggle in the Council House
- Chapter XXIII While the Aeroplanes Were Coming
- Chapter XXIV The Coming of the Aeroplanes
This edition of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #775, divided into 24 chapters and 1230 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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When the Sleeper Wakes is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting When the Sleeper Wakes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1230 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 24 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of When the Sleeper Wakes?
Yes. All 6150 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #775 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of When the Sleeper Wakes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #775, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does When the Sleeper Wakes take to read?
About 512 minutes of reading across 1230 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in When the Sleeper Wakes
Words and structures a reader meets early in When the Sleeper Wakes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Afternoon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of When the Sleeper Wakes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Water
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- Isbister
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- Young
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