Songs of the West
Songs of the West by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould is available here as the complete text, split into 783 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Songs of the West Folk Songs of Devon & Cornwall Collected from the Mouths of the People by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56625.
Course Syllabus
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Songs of the West
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This edition of Songs of the West by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56625, divided into 10 chapters and 783 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 Songs of the West is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #56625 and divided into 783 sections.
This page carries the whole of Songs of the West by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #56625, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3914 sentences across 10 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 Songs of the West divided for reading?
Songs of the West is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Songs of the West as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 783 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 10 chapters.
Can I hear Songs of the West read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Songs of the West can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Songs of the West 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 Songs of the West
Common questions about reading Songs of the West by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Songs of the West?
Yes. All 3914 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56625 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Songs of the West is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #56625, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Songs of the West take to read?
About 326 minutes of reading across 783 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Songs of the West section by section
How to work through Songs of the West section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of Songs of the West 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 Songs of the West
Words and structures a reader meets early in Songs of the West, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Baring-gould
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Songs of the West; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fleetwood
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Songs of the West; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sheppard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Songs of the West; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bussell
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Songs of the West; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.