The Old Stone House
The Old Stone House by Constance Fenimore Woolson is available here as the complete text, split into 669 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Old Stone House by Constance Fenimore Woolson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6679.
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The Old Stone House
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This edition of The Old Stone House by Constance Fenimore Woolson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6679, divided into 10 chapters and 669 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
Where can I read The Old Stone House in full?
The complete text of The Old Stone House is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #6679 and divided into 669 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Old Stone House by Constance Fenimore Woolson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #6679, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3341 sentences across 10 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 Stone House divided for reading?
The Old Stone House is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Old Stone House as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 669 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 10 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear The Old Stone House read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Old Stone House can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Old Stone House 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 Stone House
Common questions about reading The Old Stone House by Constance Fenimore Woolson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Old Stone House?
Yes. All 3341 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6679 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Old Stone House is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6679, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Old Stone House take to read?
About 278 minutes of reading across 669 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Old Stone House section by section
How to work through The Old Stone House section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of The Old Stone House 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 Stone House
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Old Stone House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stone
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Stone House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- House
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Stone House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Children
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Stone House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Faith
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Stone House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.