The Light That Lies
The Light That Lies by George Barr McCutcheon is available here as the complete text, split into 341 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Light that Lies by George Barr McCutcheon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54098.
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The Light That Lies
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This edition of The Light That Lies by George Barr McCutcheon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54098, divided into 5 chapters and 341 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 complete text of The Light That Lies is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54098 and divided into 341 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Light That Lies by George Barr McCutcheon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54098, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1703 sentences across 5 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 Light That Lies divided for reading?
The Light That Lies is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Light That Lies as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 341 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 5 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Light That Lies can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Light That Lies 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 Light That Lies
Common questions about reading The Light That Lies by George Barr McCutcheon on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Light That Lies?
Yes. All 1703 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54098 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Light That Lies is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54098, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Light That Lies take to read?
About 141 minutes of reading across 341 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Light That Lies section by section
How to work through The Light That Lies section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Light That Lies
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Light That Lies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Mcclure
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Light That Lies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Publications
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Light That Lies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Company
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Light That Lies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sampson
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Light That Lies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.