Beyond the Gates
Beyond the Gates by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps is available here as the complete text, split into 509 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Beyond the Gates by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54060.
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Beyond the Gates
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This edition of Beyond the Gates by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54060, divided into 6 chapters and 509 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.
Where can I read Beyond the Gates in full?
The complete text of Beyond the Gates is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54060 and divided into 509 sections.
This page carries the whole of Beyond the Gates by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54060, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2542 sentences across 6 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 Beyond the Gates divided for reading?
Beyond the Gates is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Beyond the Gates as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 509 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 Beyond the Gates read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Beyond the Gates can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Beyond the Gates 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 Beyond the Gates
Common questions about reading Beyond the Gates by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Beyond the Gates?
Yes. All 2542 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54060 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Beyond the Gates is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54060, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Beyond the Gates take to read?
About 211 minutes of reading across 509 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Beyond the Gates section by section
How to work through Beyond the Gates section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 6 chapters of Beyond the Gates to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Beyond the Gates
Words and structures a reader meets early in Beyond the Gates, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Beyond
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the Gates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gates
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the Gates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the Gates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the Gates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.