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Ch. 1: Letters from the Arctic Segment 1 of 9
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Frankenstein is the endurance test of TypingProo's story library. Mary Shelley's sentences are long — routinely 40 to 60 words, wrapped in nested clauses and early-19th-century vocabulary like "countenance", "wretchedness", and "endeavour". Typing them accurately demands the two skills sprint tests can't build: reading ahead while your fingers finish the current clause, and holding accuracy deep into a long passage. That's precisely the skill SSC and CPCT examiners score, since exam passages are formal, clause-heavy prose rather than casual text. The novel's frame structure — Walton's letters, then Victor's account, then the creature's own story — shifts tone three times, and the three passages here sample that range. Expect about 650 words, roughly 16 minutes at 40 WPM, split into segments of about two minutes each. Your position saves automatically in your browser, no account needed.
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This practice set contains 3 passages from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, split into 9 typing segments — about 648 words, roughly 16 minutes of typing at 40 WPM. Your position saves in your browser after every segment, so you can stop and resume without an account.
You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking. I am already far north of London, and as I walk in the streets of Petersburg, I feel a cold northern breeze play upon my cheeks, which braces my nerves.
— Frankenstein, Mary Shelley