A Ring of Rubies
A Ring of Rubies by L. T. Meade is available here as the complete text, split into 835 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Ring of Rubies by L. T. Meade. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43143.
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A Ring of Rubies
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This edition of A Ring of Rubies by L. T. Meade carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43143, divided into 10 chapters and 835 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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The complete text of A Ring of Rubies is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43143 and divided into 835 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Ring of Rubies by L. T. Meade, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43143, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4175 sentences across 10 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 Ring of Rubies divided for reading?
A Ring of Rubies is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Ring of Rubies as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 835 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 10 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Ring of Rubies 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 Ring of Rubies
Common questions about reading A Ring of Rubies by L. T. Meade on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Ring of Rubies?
Yes. All 4175 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43143 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Ring of Rubies is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43143, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Ring of Rubies take to read?
About 347 minutes of reading across 835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Ring of Rubies section by section
How to work through A Ring of Rubies section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Ring of Rubies
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Ring of Rubies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Rubies
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Ring of Rubies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Meade
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Ring of Rubies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chapter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Ring of Rubies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Storming
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Ring of Rubies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.