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The Disturbing Charm

The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck is available here as the complete text, split into 1185 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36442.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 32 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Disturbing Charm

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1171 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36442, divided into 32 chapters and 1185 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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How is The Disturbing Charm divided for reading?

The Disturbing Charm is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Disturbing Charm as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1185 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 32 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Disturbing Charm can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Disturbing Charm 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 Disturbing Charm

Common questions about reading The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Disturbing Charm?

Yes. All 5925 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36442 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Disturbing Charm is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36442, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Disturbing Charm take to read?

About 493 minutes of reading across 1185 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Disturbing Charm section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Disturbing Charm

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

Bewitched
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Disturbing Charm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rogue's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Disturbing Charm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Company
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Disturbing Charm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rascal
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Disturbing Charm; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.