Stories from the Old Attic
Stories from the Old Attic by Robert A. (Robert Alan) Harris is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 317 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Stories from the Old Attic by Robert A. (Robert Alan) Harris. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #240.
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Stories from the Old Attic
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This edition of Stories from the Old Attic by Robert A. (Robert Alan) Harris carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #240, divided into 9 chapters and 317 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Stories from the Old Attic is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #240 and divided into 317 sections.
This page carries the whole of Stories from the Old Attic by Robert A. (Robert Alan) Harris, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #240, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1585 sentences across 9 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 the Old Attic divided for reading?
Stories from the Old Attic is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Stories from the Old Attic as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 317 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 9 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear Stories from the Old Attic read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Stories from the Old Attic can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Stories from the Old Attic 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 the Old Attic
Common questions about reading Stories from the Old Attic by Robert A. (Robert Alan) Harris on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Stories from the Old Attic?
Yes. All 1585 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #240 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Stories from the Old Attic is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #240, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Stories from the Old Attic take to read?
About 132 minutes of reading across 317 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Stories from the Old Attic section by section
How to work through Stories from the Old Attic section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Stories from the Old Attic
Words and structures a reader meets early in Stories from the Old Attic, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Second
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from the Old Attic; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Greatest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from the Old Attic; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Commandment
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from the Old Attic; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Horse
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories from the Old Attic; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.