How long does it take to read The Structure of English?
an introduction to the construction of English sentences.
Charles Carpenter Fries
The Structure of English by Charles Carpenter Fries takes about 5 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1952. 304 pages, about 83,600 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Composition and exercises, Sentences
