Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Songling Pu is available here as the complete text, split into 692 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Songling Pu. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43628.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)
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This edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Songling Pu carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43628, divided into 8 chapters and 692 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 Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43628 and divided into 692 sections.
This page carries the whole of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Songling Pu, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43628, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3457 sentences across 8 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 Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) divided for reading?
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 692 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 8 chapters.
Can I hear Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) 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 Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Common questions about reading Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Songling Pu on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)?
Yes. All 3457 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43628 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43628, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) take to read?
About 288 minutes of reading across 692 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) section by section
How to work through Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Words and structures a reader meets early in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Chinese
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Studio
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Strange
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.