The Counterplot
The Counterplot by Hope Mirrlees is available here as the complete text, split into 950 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Counterplot by Hope Mirrlees. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63935.
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The Counterplot
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This edition of The Counterplot by Hope Mirrlees carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63935, divided into 13 chapters and 950 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 The Counterplot in full?
The complete text of The Counterplot is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63935 and divided into 950 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Counterplot by Hope Mirrlees, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #63935, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4747 sentences across 13 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 Counterplot divided for reading?
The Counterplot is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Counterplot as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 950 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 13 chapters.
Can I hear The Counterplot read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Counterplot can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Counterplot 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 Counterplot
Common questions about reading The Counterplot by Hope Mirrlees on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Counterplot?
Yes. All 4747 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63935 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Counterplot is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #63935, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Counterplot take to read?
About 395 minutes of reading across 950 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Counterplot section by section
How to work through The Counterplot section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 13 chapters of The Counterplot 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 The Counterplot
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Counterplot, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Characters
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Counterplot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Might
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Counterplot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Display
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Counterplot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Properly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Counterplot; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.