Ralph Clavering
Ralph Clavering by William Henry Giles Kingston is available here as the complete text, split into 165 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Ralph Clavering by William Henry Giles Kingston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34491.
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Ralph Clavering
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This edition of Ralph Clavering by William Henry Giles Kingston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34491, divided into 2 chapters and 165 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 Ralph Clavering is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34491 and divided into 165 sections.
This page carries the whole of Ralph Clavering by William Henry Giles Kingston, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34491, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 824 sentences across 2 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 Ralph Clavering divided for reading?
Ralph Clavering is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Ralph Clavering as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 165 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 2 chapters.
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Every sentence of Ralph Clavering 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 Ralph Clavering
Common questions about reading Ralph Clavering by William Henry Giles Kingston on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Ralph Clavering?
Yes. All 824 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34491 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Ralph Clavering is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34491, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Ralph Clavering take to read?
About 68 minutes of reading across 165 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Ralph Clavering section by section
How to work through Ralph Clavering section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Ralph Clavering
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ralph Clavering, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ralph
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ralph Clavering; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Clavering
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ralph Clavering; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Kingston
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- Chapter
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