The Stoneground Ghost Tales
The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. (Edmund Gill) Swain is available here as the complete text, split into 375 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Stoneground Ghost Tales Compiled from the recollections of the Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the parish. by E. G. (Edmund Gill) Swain. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44581.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Stoneground Ghost Tales
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This edition of The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. (Edmund Gill) Swain carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44581, divided into 4 chapters and 375 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 Stoneground Ghost Tales in full?
The complete text of The Stoneground Ghost Tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44581 and divided into 375 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. (Edmund Gill) Swain, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44581, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1874 sentences across 4 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 Stoneground Ghost Tales divided for reading?
The Stoneground Ghost Tales is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Stoneground Ghost Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 375 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 4 chapters.
Can I hear The Stoneground Ghost Tales read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Stoneground Ghost Tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Stoneground Ghost Tales 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 Stoneground Ghost Tales
Common questions about reading The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. (Edmund Gill) Swain on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Stoneground Ghost Tales?
Yes. All 1874 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44581 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Stoneground Ghost Tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44581, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Stoneground Ghost Tales take to read?
About 156 minutes of reading across 375 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Stoneground Ghost Tales section by section
How to work through The Stoneground Ghost Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 4 chapters of The Stoneground Ghost Tales 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 Stoneground Ghost Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Stoneground Ghost Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- London
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Stoneground Ghost Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Simpkin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Stoneground Ghost Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Marshall
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Stoneground Ghost Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Compiled
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Stoneground Ghost Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.