Famous Modern Ghost Stories
Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy [Compiler] Scarborough is available here as the complete text, split into 1150 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy [Compiler] Scarborough. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15143.
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Famous Modern Ghost Stories
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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
This edition of Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy [Compiler] Scarborough carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15143, divided into 14 chapters and 1150 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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How is Famous Modern Ghost Stories divided for reading?
Famous Modern Ghost Stories is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Famous Modern Ghost Stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1150 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 14 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 Famous Modern Ghost Stories
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Is this the complete text of Famous Modern Ghost Stories?
Yes. All 5749 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15143 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Famous Modern Ghost Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #15143, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Famous Modern Ghost Stories take to read?
About 479 minutes of reading across 1150 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Famous Modern Ghost Stories section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Famous Modern Ghost Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Famous Modern Ghost Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Dorothy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Famous Modern Ghost Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Scarborough
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- Author
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- Supernatural
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