The Great House
The Great House by Stanley John Weyman is available here as the complete text, split into 1887 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Great House by Stanley John Weyman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39294.
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The Great House
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Hôtel Lambert—downstairs
- Chapter III The Lawyer Abroad
- Chapter IV Homeward Bound
- Chapter V The London Packet
- Chapter VI Field and Forge
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII The Gatehouse
- Chapter IX Old Things
- Chapter X New Things
- Chapter XI Tact and Temper
- Chapter XII The Yew Walk
- Chapter XIII Peter Pauper
- Chapter XIV The Manchester Men
- Chapter XV Strange Bedfellows
- Chapter XVI The Great House at Beaudelays
- Chapter XVII To the Rescue
- Chapter XVIII Masks and Faces
- Chapter XIX The Corn Law Crisis
- Chapter XX Peter’s Return
- Chapter XXI Toft at the Butterflies
- Chapter XXII My Lord Speaks
- Chapter XXIII Blore Under Weaver
- Chapter XXIV An Agent of the Old School
- Chapter XXV Mary Is Lonely
- Chapter XXVI Missing
- Chapter XXVII A Footstep in the Hall
- Chapter XXVIII The News from Riddsley
- Chapter XXIX The Audley Bible
- Chapter XXX A Friend in Need
- Chapter XXXI Ben Bosham
- Chapter XXXII Mary Makes a Discovery
- Chapter XXXIII The Meeting at the Maypole
- Chapter XXXIV By the Canal
- Chapter XXXV My Lord Speaks Out
- Chapter XXXVI The Riddsley Election
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII Toft’s Little Surprise
- Chapter XXXIX
- Chapter XL “Let Us Make Others Thankful”
This edition of The Great House by Stanley John Weyman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39294, divided into 40 chapters and 1887 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 Great House is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Great House as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1887 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 40 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Great House?
Yes. All 9435 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39294 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Great House is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39294, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Great House take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1887 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Great House
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Great House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Great House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Castle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Great House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chippinge
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- Gentleman
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