The Evil Eye
The Evil Eye by William Carleton is available here as the complete text, split into 1222 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Evil Eye by William Carleton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16004.
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The Evil Eye
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- Chapter I Short and Preliminary
- Chapter II A Murderer's Wake and the Arrival of a Stranger
- Chapter III Breakfast next morning
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V The Bonfire--The Prodigy
- Chapter VI Shawn-na-Middogue
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X True Love Defeated
- Chapter XI A Conjurer's Levee
- Chapter XII Fortune-telling
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV Shawn-na-Middogue Stabs Charles Lindsay
- Chapter XV The Banshee.--Disappearance of Grace Davoren
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII The Toir, or Tory Hunt
- Chapter XIX Plans and Negotiations
- Chapter XX Woodward's Visit to Ballyspellan
- Chapter XXI The Dinner at Ballyspellan
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII Greatrakes at Work--Denouement
This edition of The Evil Eye by William Carleton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16004, divided into 23 chapters and 1222 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 Evil Eye is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Evil Eye as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1222 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 23 chapters.
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Common questions about reading The Evil Eye by William Carleton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Evil Eye?
Yes. All 6106 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16004 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Evil Eye is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #16004, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Evil Eye take to read?
About 508 minutes of reading across 1222 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Evil Eye
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Evil Eye, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Certain
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- Ireland
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- Inside
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- Borders
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