Neighbourhood
Neighbourhood by Tickner Edwardes is available here as the complete text, split into 655 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Neighbourhood: A year's life in and about an English village by Tickner Edwardes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62978.
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Neighbourhood
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This edition of Neighbourhood by Tickner Edwardes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62978, divided into 8 chapters and 655 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 Neighbourhood is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62978 and divided into 655 sections.
This page carries the whole of Neighbourhood by Tickner Edwardes, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62978, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3275 sentences across 8 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 Neighbourhood divided for reading?
Neighbourhood is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Neighbourhood as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 655 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 8 chapters.
Can I hear Neighbourhood read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Neighbourhood can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Neighbourhood 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 Neighbourhood
Common questions about reading Neighbourhood by Tickner Edwardes on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Neighbourhood?
Yes. All 3275 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62978 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Neighbourhood is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62978, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Neighbourhood take to read?
About 272 minutes of reading across 655 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Neighbourhood section by section
How to work through Neighbourhood section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 8 chapters of Neighbourhood to begin.
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Vocabulary met early in Neighbourhood
Words and structures a reader meets early in Neighbourhood, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Quiet
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Neighbourhood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Country
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Neighbourhood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Silence
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Neighbourhood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Blending
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Neighbourhood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.