The Sea Bride
The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams is available here as the complete text, split into 1320 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36881.
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The Sea Bride
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This edition of The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36881, divided into 16 chapters and 1320 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 Sea Bride in full?
The complete text of The Sea Bride is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36881 and divided into 1320 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36881, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6597 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 Sea Bride divided for reading?
The Sea Bride is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Sea Bride as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1320 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 Sea Bride read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Sea Bride can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Sea Bride 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 Sea Bride
Common questions about reading The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Sea Bride?
Yes. All 6597 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36881 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Sea Bride is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36881, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Sea Bride take to read?
About 549 minutes of reading across 1320 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Sea Bride section by section
How to work through The Sea Bride 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 Sea Bride 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 Sea Bride
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sea Bride, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Electrotyped
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sea Bride; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Published
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sea Bride; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- September
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sea Bride; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Married
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Sea Bride; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.