Strangers at Lisconnel
Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow is available here as the complete text, split into 565 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18957.
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Strangers at Lisconnel
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This edition of Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #18957, divided into 13 chapters and 565 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 Strangers at Lisconnel is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #18957 and divided into 565 sections.
This page carries the whole of Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #18957, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2822 sentences across 13 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 Strangers at Lisconnel divided for reading?
Strangers at Lisconnel is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Strangers at Lisconnel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 565 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 13 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.
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Every sentence of Strangers at Lisconnel 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 Strangers at Lisconnel
Common questions about reading Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Strangers at Lisconnel?
Yes. All 2822 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18957 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Strangers at Lisconnel is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #18957, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Strangers at Lisconnel take to read?
About 235 minutes of reading across 565 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Strangers at Lisconnel section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Strangers at Lisconnel
Words and structures a reader meets early in Strangers at Lisconnel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Worth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Strangers at Lisconnel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- While
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Strangers at Lisconnel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Reason
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Strangers at Lisconnel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- People
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Strangers at Lisconnel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.