A Tale of Two Tunnels
A Tale of Two Tunnels by William Clark Russell is available here as the complete text, split into 414 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Tale of Two Tunnels: A Romance of the Western Waters by William Clark Russell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44590.
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A Tale of Two Tunnels
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This edition of A Tale of Two Tunnels by William Clark Russell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44590, divided into 6 chapters and 414 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 Tale of Two Tunnels is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44590 and divided into 414 sections.
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How is A Tale of Two Tunnels divided for reading?
A Tale of Two Tunnels is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Tale of Two Tunnels as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 414 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 6 chapters.
Can I hear A Tale of Two Tunnels read aloud?
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Every sentence of A Tale of Two Tunnels 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 Tale of Two Tunnels
Common questions about reading A Tale of Two Tunnels by William Clark Russell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Tale of Two Tunnels?
Yes. All 2068 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44590 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Tale of Two Tunnels is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44590, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Tale of Two Tunnels take to read?
About 172 minutes of reading across 414 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Tale of Two Tunnels section by section
How to work through A Tale of Two Tunnels section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Tale of Two Tunnels
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Tale of Two Tunnels, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Crown
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- Cloth
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- Extra
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- Illustrated
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