Old Rambling House
Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert is available here as the complete text, split into 58 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29492.
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Old Rambling House
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This edition of Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29492, divided into 1 chapters and 58 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Old Rambling House is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #29492 and divided into 58 sections.
This page carries the whole of Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #29492, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 287 sentences across 1 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 Old Rambling House divided for reading?
Old Rambling House is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Old Rambling House as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 58 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 1 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of Old Rambling House 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 Old Rambling House
Common questions about reading Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Old Rambling House?
Yes. All 287 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29492 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Old Rambling House is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29492, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Old Rambling House take to read?
About 23 minutes of reading across 58 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Old Rambling House section by section
How to work through Old Rambling House section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Old Rambling House
Words and structures a reader meets early in Old Rambling House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Grahams
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Old Rambling House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Desired
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Old Rambling House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Night
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Old Rambling House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Earth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Old Rambling House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.