The Old Church Clock
The Old Church Clock by Richard Parkinson is available here as the complete text, split into 294 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Old Church Clock by Richard Parkinson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61587.
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The Old Church Clock
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This edition of The Old Church Clock by Richard Parkinson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61587, divided into 16 chapters and 294 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 Old Church Clock in full?
The complete text of The Old Church Clock is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61587 and divided into 294 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Old Church Clock by Richard Parkinson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61587, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1469 sentences across 16 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 Old Church Clock divided for reading?
The Old Church Clock is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Old Church Clock as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 294 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 16 chapters.
Can I hear The Old Church Clock read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Old Church Clock can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Old Church Clock 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 Old Church Clock
Common questions about reading The Old Church Clock by Richard Parkinson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Old Church Clock?
Yes. All 1469 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61587 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Old Church Clock is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #61587, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Old Church Clock take to read?
About 122 minutes of reading across 294 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Old Church Clock section by section
How to work through The Old Church Clock section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 16 chapters of The Old Church Clock 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 Old Church Clock
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Old Church Clock, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Richard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Church Clock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Parkinson
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Church Clock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Canon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Church Clock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Manchester
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Church Clock; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.