The City of the Sacred Well
The City of the Sacred Well by T. A. (Theodore Arthur) Willard is available here as the complete text, split into 686 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The City of the Sacred Well by T. A. (Theodore Arthur) Willard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62702.
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The City of the Sacred Well
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This edition of The City of the Sacred Well by T. A. (Theodore Arthur) Willard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62702, divided into 18 chapters and 686 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 The City of the Sacred Well is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62702 and divided into 686 sections.
This page carries the whole of The City of the Sacred Well by T. A. (Theodore Arthur) Willard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62702, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3429 sentences across 18 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 City of the Sacred Well divided for reading?
The City of the Sacred Well is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The City of the Sacred Well as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 686 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 18 chapters.
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Every sentence of The City of the Sacred Well 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 The City of the Sacred Well
Common questions about reading The City of the Sacred Well by T. A. (Theodore Arthur) Willard on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The City of the Sacred Well?
Yes. All 3429 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62702 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The City of the Sacred Well is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62702, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The City of the Sacred Well take to read?
About 285 minutes of reading across 686 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The City of the Sacred Well section by section
How to work through The City of the Sacred Well section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The City of the Sacred Well
Words and structures a reader meets early in The City of the Sacred Well, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Primarily
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The City of the Sacred Well; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Attempt
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The City of the Sacred Well; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Recount
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The City of the Sacred Well; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thrilling
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The City of the Sacred Well; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.