Shatter the Wall
Shatter the Wall by Sydney J. Van Scyoc is available here as the complete text, split into 98 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Shatter the Wall by Sydney J. Van Scyoc. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51576.
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Shatter the Wall
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This edition of Shatter the Wall by Sydney J. Van Scyoc carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51576, divided into 1 chapters and 98 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 Shatter the Wall is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51576 and divided into 98 sections.
This page carries the whole of Shatter the Wall by Sydney J. Van Scyoc, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51576, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 488 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 Shatter the Wall divided for reading?
Shatter the Wall is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Shatter the Wall as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 98 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of Shatter the Wall 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 Shatter the Wall
Common questions about reading Shatter the Wall by Sydney J. Van Scyoc on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Shatter the Wall?
Yes. All 488 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51576 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Shatter the Wall is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51576, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Shatter the Wall take to read?
About 40 minutes of reading across 98 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Shatter the Wall section by section
How to work through Shatter the Wall section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Shatter the Wall
Words and structures a reader meets early in Shatter the Wall, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Charming
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shatter the Wall; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Family
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shatter the Wall; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Everybody
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shatter the Wall; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Loved
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shatter the Wall; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.