Tales of a Cruel Country
Tales of a Cruel Country by Gerald Cumberland is available here as the complete text, split into 976 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tales of a Cruel Country by Gerald Cumberland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60272.
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Tales of a Cruel Country
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This edition of Tales of a Cruel Country by Gerald Cumberland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60272, divided into 12 chapters and 976 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 Tales of a Cruel Country is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60272 and divided into 976 sections.
This page carries the whole of Tales of a Cruel Country by Gerald Cumberland, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60272, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4880 sentences across 12 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 Tales of a Cruel Country divided for reading?
Tales of a Cruel Country is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tales of a Cruel Country as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 976 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 12 chapters.
Can I hear Tales of a Cruel Country read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tales of a Cruel Country can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Tales of a Cruel Country 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 Tales of a Cruel Country
Common questions about reading Tales of a Cruel Country by Gerald Cumberland on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Tales of a Cruel Country?
Yes. All 4880 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60272 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tales of a Cruel Country is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60272, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tales of a Cruel Country take to read?
About 406 minutes of reading across 976 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Tales of a Cruel Country section by section
How to work through Tales of a Cruel Country section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 12 chapters of Tales of a Cruel Country 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 Tales of a Cruel Country
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales of a Cruel Country, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of a Cruel Country; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Malice
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of a Cruel Country; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sudden
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of a Cruel Country; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Alarms
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of a Cruel Country; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.