The Golden Rock
The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville is available here as the complete text, split into 1134 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36600.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Golden Rock
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This edition of The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36600, divided into 14 chapters and 1134 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 Golden Rock in full?
The complete text of The Golden Rock is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36600 and divided into 1134 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36600, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5668 sentences across 14 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 Golden Rock divided for reading?
The Golden Rock is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Golden Rock as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1134 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 14 chapters.
Can I hear The Golden Rock read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Golden Rock can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Golden Rock 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 Golden Rock
Common questions about reading The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Golden Rock?
Yes. All 5668 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36600 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Golden Rock is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36600, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Golden Rock take to read?
About 472 minutes of reading across 1134 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Golden Rock section by section
How to work through The Golden Rock section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Golden Rock 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 Golden Rock
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Rock, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Golden
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ernest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Glanville
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Illustrations
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Rock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.