A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories
A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James is available here as the complete text, split into 341 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66881.
Course Syllabus
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A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories
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This edition of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66881, divided into 4 chapters and 341 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 Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #66881 and divided into 341 sections.
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How is A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories divided for reading?
A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 341 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 4 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories 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 Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories
Common questions about reading A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories?
Yes. All 1703 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66881 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #66881, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories take to read?
About 141 minutes of reading across 341 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories section by section
How to work through A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ghost
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Antiquary
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Others
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.