Five Plays
Five Plays by Lord Dunsany is available here as the complete text, split into 355 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Five Plays by Lord Dunsany. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41311.
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Five Plays
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This edition of Five Plays by Lord Dunsany carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41311, divided into 4 chapters and 355 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.
Where can I read Five Plays in full?
The complete text of Five Plays is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41311 and divided into 355 sections.
This page carries the whole of Five Plays by Lord Dunsany, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41311, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1771 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 Five Plays divided for reading?
Five Plays is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Five Plays as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 355 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.
Can I hear Five Plays read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Five Plays can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Five Plays 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 Five Plays
Common questions about reading Five Plays by Lord Dunsany on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Five Plays?
Yes. All 1771 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41311 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Five Plays is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41311, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Five Plays take to read?
About 147 minutes of reading across 355 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Five Plays section by section
How to work through Five Plays section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 4 chapters of Five Plays to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Five Plays
Words and structures a reader meets early in Five Plays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Dramatic
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Five Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rights
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Five Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Reserved
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Five Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Five Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.