Highland Legends
Highland Legends by Thomas Dick, Sir Lauder is available here as the complete text, split into 991 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Highland Legends by Thomas Dick, Sir Lauder. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58694.
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Highland Legends
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This edition of Highland Legends by Thomas Dick, Sir Lauder carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58694, divided into 12 chapters and 991 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 Highland Legends is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #58694 and divided into 991 sections.
This page carries the whole of Highland Legends by Thomas Dick, Sir Lauder, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #58694, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4954 sentences across 12 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 Highland Legends divided for reading?
Highland Legends is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Highland Legends as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 991 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 12 chapters.
Can I hear Highland Legends read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Highland Legends can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Highland Legends 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 Highland Legends
Common questions about reading Highland Legends by Thomas Dick, Sir Lauder on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Highland Legends?
Yes. All 4954 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58694 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Highland Legends is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #58694, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Highland Legends take to read?
About 412 minutes of reading across 991 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Highland Legends section by section
How to work through Highland Legends section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 12 chapters of Highland Legends to begin.
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Vocabulary met early in Highland Legends
Words and structures a reader meets early in Highland Legends, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Thomas
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Highland Legends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lauder
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Highland Legends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Highland Legends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Moray
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Highland Legends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.