Tales of the Five Towns
Tales of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett is available here as the complete text, split into 670 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tales of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13293.
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Tales of the Five Towns
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This edition of Tales of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #13293, divided into 2 chapters and 670 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.
Where can I read Tales of the Five Towns in full?
The complete text of Tales of the Five Towns is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #13293 and divided into 670 sections.
This page carries the whole of Tales of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #13293, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3346 sentences across 2 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 the Five Towns divided for reading?
Tales of the Five Towns is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tales of the Five Towns as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 670 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 2 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 Tales of the Five Towns read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tales of the Five Towns can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Tales of the Five Towns 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 the Five Towns
Common questions about reading Tales of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Tales of the Five Towns?
Yes. All 3346 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13293 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tales of the Five Towns is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #13293, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tales of the Five Towns take to read?
About 278 minutes of reading across 670 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Tales of the Five Towns section by section
How to work through Tales of the Five Towns section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 2 chapters of Tales of the Five Towns 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 the Five Towns
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales of the Five Towns, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Amiable
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of the Five Towns; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Deceitful
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of the Five Towns; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Afternoon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of the Five Towns; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Third
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of the Five Towns; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.