The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2)
The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) by Edmund Yates is available here as the complete text, split into 596 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) by Edmund Yates. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59912.
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The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2)
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This edition of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) by Edmund Yates carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59912, divided into 15 chapters and 596 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 Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #59912 and divided into 596 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) by Edmund Yates, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #59912, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2978 sentences across 15 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 Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) divided for reading?
The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 596 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 15 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) 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 Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2)
Common questions about reading The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) by Edmund Yates on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2)?
Yes. All 2978 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59912 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #59912, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) take to read?
About 248 minutes of reading across 596 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2)
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Pursuit
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Clearance
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Effected
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Under
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.