Drolls From Shadowland
Drolls From Shadowland by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce is available here as the complete text, split into 186 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Drolls From Shadowland by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25307.
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Drolls From Shadowland
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This edition of Drolls From Shadowland by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25307, divided into 2 chapters and 186 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 Drolls From Shadowland is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #25307 and divided into 186 sections.
This page carries the whole of Drolls From Shadowland by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #25307, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 927 sentences across 2 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 Drolls From Shadowland divided for reading?
Drolls From Shadowland is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Drolls From Shadowland as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 186 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 2 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Drolls From Shadowland can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Drolls From Shadowland 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 Drolls From Shadowland
Common questions about reading Drolls From Shadowland by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Pearce on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Drolls From Shadowland?
Yes. All 927 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25307 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Drolls From Shadowland is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #25307, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Drolls From Shadowland take to read?
About 77 minutes of reading across 186 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Drolls From Shadowland section by section
How to work through Drolls From Shadowland section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Drolls From Shadowland
Words and structures a reader meets early in Drolls From Shadowland, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Drolls From Shadowland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Esther
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Drolls From Shadowland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pentreath
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Drolls From Shadowland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Inconsequent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Drolls From Shadowland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.