A Stable for Nightmares
A Stable for Nightmares by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is available here as the complete text, split into 576 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Stable for Nightmares by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26451.
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A Stable for Nightmares
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This edition of A Stable for Nightmares by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26451, divided into 7 chapters and 576 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 Stable for Nightmares is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26451 and divided into 576 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Stable for Nightmares by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26451, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2878 sentences across 7 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 Stable for Nightmares divided for reading?
A Stable for Nightmares is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Stable for Nightmares as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 576 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 7 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Stable for Nightmares 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 Stable for Nightmares
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Is this the complete text of A Stable for Nightmares?
Yes. All 2878 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26451 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Stable for Nightmares is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26451, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Stable for Nightmares take to read?
About 239 minutes of reading across 576 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Stable for Nightmares
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Stable for Nightmares, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Charles
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- Young
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- Thirty
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- Years
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