The Mountain Divide
The Mountain Divide by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman is available here as the complete text, split into 627 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Mountain Divide by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29656.
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The Mountain Divide
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This edition of The Mountain Divide by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29656, divided into 25 chapters and 627 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 Mountain Divide is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #29656 and divided into 627 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Mountain Divide by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #29656, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3135 sentences across 25 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 Mountain Divide divided for reading?
The Mountain Divide is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Mountain Divide as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 627 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 25 chapters.
Can I hear The Mountain Divide read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Mountain Divide can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Mountain Divide 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 Mountain Divide
Common questions about reading The Mountain Divide by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Mountain Divide?
Yes. All 3135 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29656 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Mountain Divide is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29656, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Mountain Divide take to read?
About 261 minutes of reading across 627 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Mountain Divide section by section
How to work through The Mountain Divide section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 25 chapters of The Mountain Divide to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in The Mountain Divide
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mountain Divide, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Night
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mountain Divide; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fallen
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mountain Divide; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Drifting
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mountain Divide; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mountains
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mountain Divide; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.