The Playground of Satan
The Playground of Satan by Beatrice C. Baskerville is available here as the complete text, split into 1193 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Playground of Satan by Beatrice C. Baskerville. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41560.
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The Playground of Satan
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This edition of The Playground of Satan by Beatrice C. Baskerville carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41560, divided into 14 chapters and 1193 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 Playground of Satan is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41560 and divided into 1193 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Playground of Satan by Beatrice C. Baskerville, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41560, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5962 sentences across 14 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 Playground of Satan divided for reading?
The Playground of Satan is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Playground of Satan as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1193 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 14 chapters.
Can I hear The Playground of Satan read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Playground of Satan can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Playground of Satan 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 Playground of Satan
Common questions about reading The Playground of Satan by Beatrice C. Baskerville on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Playground of Satan?
Yes. All 5962 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41560 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Playground of Satan is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41560, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Playground of Satan take to read?
About 496 minutes of reading across 1193 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Playground of Satan section by section
How to work through The Playground of Satan section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Playground of Satan to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Playground of Satan
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Playground of Satan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Playground of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Baldwin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Playground of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Kingdom
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Playground of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Summer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Playground of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.