A Message from the Sea
A Message from the Sea by Charles Dickens is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 123 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Message from the Sea by Charles Dickens. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1407.
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A Message from the Sea
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This edition of A Message from the Sea by Charles Dickens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1407, divided into 3 chapters and 123 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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The complete text of A Message from the Sea is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1407 and divided into 123 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Message from the Sea by Charles Dickens, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1407, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 614 sentences across 3 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 Message from the Sea divided for reading?
A Message from the Sea is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Message from the Sea as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 123 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 3 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.
Can I hear A Message from the Sea read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Message from the Sea can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Message from the Sea 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 Message from the Sea
Common questions about reading A Message from the Sea by Charles Dickens on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Message from the Sea?
Yes. All 614 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1407 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Message from the Sea is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1407, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Message from the Sea take to read?
About 51 minutes of reading across 123 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Message from the Sea section by section
How to work through A Message from the Sea section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Message from the Sea
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Message from the Sea, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Mighty
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Message from the Sea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sing'lar
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Message from the Sea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pretty
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Message from the Sea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Place
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Message from the Sea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.