Tar Heel Tales
Tar Heel Tales by H. E. C. (Henry Edward Cowan) Bryant is available here as the complete text, split into 482 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tar Heel Tales by H. E. C. (Henry Edward Cowan) Bryant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54470.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Tar Heel Tales
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This edition of Tar Heel Tales by H. E. C. (Henry Edward Cowan) Bryant carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54470, divided into 6 chapters and 482 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.
Where can I read Tar Heel Tales in full?
The complete text of Tar Heel Tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54470 and divided into 482 sections.
This page carries the whole of Tar Heel Tales by H. E. C. (Henry Edward Cowan) Bryant, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54470, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2408 sentences across 6 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 Tar Heel Tales divided for reading?
Tar Heel Tales is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tar Heel Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 482 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 6 chapters.
Can I hear Tar Heel Tales read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tar Heel Tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Tar Heel Tales 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 Tar Heel Tales
Common questions about reading Tar Heel Tales by H. E. C. (Henry Edward Cowan) Bryant on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Tar Heel Tales?
Yes. All 2408 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54470 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tar Heel Tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54470, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tar Heel Tales take to read?
About 200 minutes of reading across 482 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Tar Heel Tales section by section
How to work through Tar Heel Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 6 chapters of Tar Heel Tales 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 Tar Heel Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tar Heel Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Bryant
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tar Heel Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stone
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tar Heel Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Barringer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tar Heel Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Charlotte
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tar Heel Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.