Neighborhood Stories
Neighborhood Stories by Zona Gale is available here as the complete text, split into 849 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Neighborhood Stories by Zona Gale. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52089.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Neighborhood Stories
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0 of 845 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of Neighborhood Stories by Zona Gale carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52089, divided into 10 chapters and 849 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 Neighborhood Stories in full?
The complete text of Neighborhood Stories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #52089 and divided into 849 sections.
This page carries the whole of Neighborhood Stories by Zona Gale, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52089, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4241 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 Neighborhood Stories divided for reading?
Neighborhood Stories is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Neighborhood Stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 849 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.
Can I hear Neighborhood Stories read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Neighborhood Stories can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Neighborhood Stories 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 Neighborhood Stories
Common questions about reading Neighborhood Stories by Zona Gale on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Neighborhood Stories?
Yes. All 4241 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52089 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Neighborhood Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #52089, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Neighborhood Stories take to read?
About 353 minutes of reading across 849 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Neighborhood Stories section by section
How to work through Neighborhood Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of Neighborhood Stories to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Neighborhood Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Neighborhood Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Macmillan
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Neighborhood Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Canada
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Neighborhood Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Neighborhood Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Friendship
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Neighborhood Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.