Fearful Rock
Fearful Rock by Manly Wade Wellman is available here as the complete text, split into 349 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Fearful Rock by Manly Wade Wellman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74018.
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Fearful Rock
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This edition of Fearful Rock by Manly Wade Wellman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74018, divided into 4 chapters and 349 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.
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The complete text of Fearful Rock is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74018 and divided into 349 sections.
This page carries the whole of Fearful Rock by Manly Wade Wellman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74018, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1743 sentences across 4 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 Fearful Rock divided for reading?
Fearful Rock is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Fearful Rock as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 349 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 4 chapters.
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Every sentence of Fearful 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 Fearful Rock
Common questions about reading Fearful Rock by Manly Wade Wellman on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Fearful Rock?
Yes. All 1743 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74018 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Fearful Rock is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74018, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Fearful Rock take to read?
About 145 minutes of reading across 349 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Fearful Rock section by section
How to work through Fearful Rock section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Fearful Rock
Words and structures a reader meets early in Fearful Rock, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- American
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fearful Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Civil
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fearful Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Uncanny
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fearful Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Being
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fearful Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.