Bristol Bells
Bristol Bells by Emma Marshall is available here as the complete text, split into 514 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Bristol Bells: A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Emma Marshall. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25026.
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Bristol Bells
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
This edition of Bristol Bells by Emma Marshall carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25026, divided into 17 chapters and 514 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Bristol Bells is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #25026 and divided into 514 sections.
This page carries the whole of Bristol Bells by Emma Marshall, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #25026, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2568 sentences across 17 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 Bristol Bells divided for reading?
Bristol Bells is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Bristol Bells as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 514 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 17 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Questions about reading Bristol Bells
Common questions about reading Bristol Bells by Emma Marshall on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Bristol Bells?
Yes. All 2568 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25026 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Bristol Bells is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #25026, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Bristol Bells take to read?
About 214 minutes of reading across 514 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Bristol Bells section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Bristol Bells
Words and structures a reader meets early in Bristol Bells, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Longing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bristol Bells; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Flight
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bristol Bells; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Grandfather
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bristol Bells; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Speak
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bristol Bells; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.