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The Beth Book

The Beth Book by Sarah Grand is available here as the complete text, split into 2652 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Sarah Grand. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28088.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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0 of 2633 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of The Beth Book by Sarah Grand carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #28088, divided into 40 chapters and 2652 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 The Beth Book is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #28088 and divided into 2652 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Beth Book by Sarah Grand, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #28088, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 13257 sentences across 40 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 The Beth Book divided for reading?

The Beth Book is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Beth Book as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2652 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 40 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Beth Book can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Beth Book 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.

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Is this the complete text of The Beth Book?

Yes. All 13257 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28088 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Beth Book is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #28088, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Beth Book take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2652 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Beth Book

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Beth Book, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Being: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Beth Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Study: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Beth Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Elizabeth: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Beth Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Caldwell: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Beth Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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Where can I read The Beth Book in full?

How is The Beth Book divided for reading?

Can I hear The Beth Book read aloud?

Questions about reading The Beth Book

How to read The Beth Book section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Beth Book