Stories of the Scottish Border
Stories of the Scottish Border by William Platt is available here as the complete text, split into 550 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Stories of the Scottish Border by William Platt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38845.
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Stories of the Scottish Border
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This edition of Stories of the Scottish Border by William Platt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38845, divided into 7 chapters and 550 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 Stories of the Scottish Border is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38845 and divided into 550 sections.
This page carries the whole of Stories of the Scottish Border by William Platt, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #38845, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2748 sentences across 7 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 of the Scottish Border divided for reading?
Stories of the Scottish Border is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Stories of the Scottish Border as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 550 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 7 chapters.
Can I hear Stories of the Scottish Border read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Stories of the Scottish Border can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Stories of the Scottish Border 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 of the Scottish Border
Common questions about reading Stories of the Scottish Border by William Platt on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Stories of the Scottish Border?
Yes. All 2748 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38845 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Stories of the Scottish Border is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38845, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Stories of the Scottish Border take to read?
About 229 minutes of reading across 550 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Stories of the Scottish Border section by section
How to work through Stories of the Scottish Border section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Stories of the Scottish Border
Words and structures a reader meets early in Stories of the Scottish Border, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Printed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories of the Scottish Border; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Great
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories of the Scottish Border; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Britain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories of the Scottish Border; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Turnbull
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories of the Scottish Border; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.