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Dead Man's Rock

Dead Man's Rock by Arthur Quiller-Couch is available here as the complete text, split into 1054 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Arthur Quiller-Couch21 chapters

Dead Man's Rock by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17842.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 21 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Dead Man's Rock

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1045 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 102 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Dead Man's Rock by Arthur Quiller-Couch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17842, divided into 21 chapters and 1054 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.

Where can I read Dead Man's Rock in full?

The complete text of Dead Man's Rock is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #17842 and divided into 1054 sections.

This page carries the whole of Dead Man's Rock by Arthur Quiller-Couch, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #17842, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5268 sentences across 21 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 Dead Man's Rock divided for reading?

Dead Man's Rock is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Dead Man's Rock as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1054 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 21 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.

Can I hear Dead Man's Rock read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Dead Man's Rock can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Dead Man's Rock 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 Dead Man's Rock

Common questions about reading Dead Man's Rock by Arthur Quiller-Couch on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Dead Man's Rock?

Yes. All 5268 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17842 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Dead Man's Rock is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #17842, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Dead Man's Rock take to read?

About 439 minutes of reading across 1054 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Dead Man's Rock section by section

How to work through Dead Man's Rock section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 21 chapters of Dead Man's Rock to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Dead Man's Rock

Words and structures a reader meets early in Dead Man's Rock, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Tells
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dead Man's Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Father
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dead Man's Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Treasure
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dead Man's Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mother
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dead Man's Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.