The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door by Augusta Huiell Seaman is available here as the complete text, split into 565 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Girl Next Door by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39896.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Girl Next Door
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This edition of The Girl Next Door by Augusta Huiell Seaman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39896, divided into 21 chapters and 565 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 Girl Next Door in full?
The complete text of The Girl Next Door is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #39896 and divided into 565 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Girl Next Door by Augusta Huiell Seaman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #39896, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2824 sentences across 21 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 Girl Next Door divided for reading?
The Girl Next Door is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Girl Next Door as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 565 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 21 chapters.
Can I hear The Girl Next Door read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Girl Next Door can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Girl Next Door 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 Girl Next Door
Common questions about reading The Girl Next Door by Augusta Huiell Seaman on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Girl Next Door?
Yes. All 2824 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39896 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Girl Next Door is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39896, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Girl Next Door take to read?
About 235 minutes of reading across 565 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Girl Next Door section by section
How to work through The Girl Next Door section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 21 chapters of The Girl Next Door 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 Girl Next Door
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl Next Door, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Marcia's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl Next Door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Secret
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl Next Door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Marcia
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl Next Door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Brett
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl Next Door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.