The Diving Bell
The Diving Bell by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth is available here as the complete text, split into 153 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Diving Bell by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16560.
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The Diving Bell
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This edition of The Diving Bell by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16560, divided into 1 chapters and 153 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 Diving Bell is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #16560 and divided into 153 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Diving Bell by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #16560, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 763 sentences across 1 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 Diving Bell divided for reading?
The Diving Bell is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Diving Bell as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 153 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 1 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.
Can I hear The Diving Bell read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Diving Bell can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Diving Bell 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 Diving Bell
Common questions about reading The Diving Bell by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Diving Bell?
Yes. All 763 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16560 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Diving Bell is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #16560, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Diving Bell take to read?
About 63 minutes of reading across 153 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Diving Bell section by section
How to work through The Diving Bell section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Read one section
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Vocabulary met early in The Diving Bell
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Diving Bell, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Francis
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Diving Bell; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Woodworth
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- Editor
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- Woodworth's
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