Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands by Sara Ware Bassett is available here as the complete text, split into 1114 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Shifting Sands by Sara Ware Bassett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43773.
Course Syllabus
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Shifting Sands
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This edition of Shifting Sands by Sara Ware Bassett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43773, divided into 23 chapters and 1114 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 Shifting Sands in full?
The complete text of Shifting Sands is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43773 and divided into 1114 sections.
This page carries the whole of Shifting Sands by Sara Ware Bassett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43773, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5568 sentences across 23 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 Shifting Sands divided for reading?
Shifting Sands is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Shifting Sands as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1114 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 23 chapters.
Can I hear Shifting Sands read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Shifting Sands can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Shifting Sands 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 Shifting Sands
Common questions about reading Shifting Sands by Sara Ware Bassett on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Shifting Sands?
Yes. All 5568 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43773 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Shifting Sands is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43773, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Shifting Sands take to read?
About 464 minutes of reading across 1114 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Shifting Sands section by section
How to work through Shifting Sands section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 23 chapters of Shifting Sands 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 Shifting Sands
Words and structures a reader meets early in Shifting Sands, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stanley
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shifting Sands; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Heath
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shifting Sands; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stranger
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shifting Sands; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Whose
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shifting Sands; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.