Midnight Webs
Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn is available here as the complete text, split into 797 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36875.
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Midnight Webs
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This edition of Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36875, divided into 10 chapters and 797 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 Midnight Webs is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36875 and divided into 797 sections.
This page carries the whole of Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36875, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3981 sentences across 10 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 Midnight Webs divided for reading?
Midnight Webs is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Midnight Webs as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 797 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 10 chapters.
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Every sentence of Midnight Webs 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 Midnight Webs
Common questions about reading Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Midnight Webs?
Yes. All 3981 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36875 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Midnight Webs is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36875, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Midnight Webs take to read?
About 331 minutes of reading across 797 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Midnight Webs section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Midnight Webs
Words and structures a reader meets early in Midnight Webs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Midnight
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Midnight Webs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- George
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Midnight Webs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Manville
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Midnight Webs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Published
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Midnight Webs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.