A Dream of John Ball
A Dream of John Ball by William Morris is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 165 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Dream of John Ball by William Morris. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #357.
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A Dream of John Ball
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This edition of A Dream of John Ball by William Morris carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #357, divided into 12 chapters and 165 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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This page carries the whole of A Dream of John Ball by William Morris, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #357, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 824 sentences across 12 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is A Dream of John Ball divided for reading?
A Dream of John Ball is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Dream of John Ball as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 165 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 12 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of A Dream of John Ball can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading A Dream of John Ball
Common questions about reading A Dream of John Ball by William Morris on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Dream of John Ball?
Yes. All 824 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #357 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Dream of John Ball is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #357, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Dream of John Ball take to read?
About 68 minutes of reading across 165 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Dream of John Ball section by section
How to work through A Dream of John Ball section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Dream of John Ball
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Dream of John Ball, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sometimes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dream of John Ball; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rewarded
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dream of John Ball; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fretting
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dream of John Ball; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Myself
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dream of John Ball; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.