Stories from Dickens
Stories from Dickens by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden is available here as the complete text, split into 841 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Stories from Dickens by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49125.
Course Syllabus
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Stories from Dickens
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This edition of Stories from Dickens by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49125, divided into 10 chapters and 841 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 Stories from Dickens in full?
The complete text of Stories from Dickens is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #49125 and divided into 841 sections.
This page carries the whole of Stories from Dickens by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #49125, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4205 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 Stories from Dickens divided for reading?
Stories from Dickens is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Stories from Dickens as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 841 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 Stories from Dickens read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Stories from Dickens can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Stories from Dickens 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 Stories from Dickens
Common questions about reading Stories from Dickens by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Stories from Dickens?
Yes. All 4205 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49125 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Stories from Dickens is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49125, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Stories from Dickens take to read?
About 350 minutes of reading across 841 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Stories from Dickens section by section
How to work through Stories from Dickens 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 Stories from Dickens 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 Stories from Dickens
Words and structures a reader meets early in Stories from Dickens, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from Dickens; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from Dickens; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Robin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from Dickens; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Synopses
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from Dickens; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.