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The Turnstile

The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason is available here as the complete text, split into 1603 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason37 chapters

The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38689.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Turnstile

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1590 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 6 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38689, divided into 37 chapters and 1603 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 Turnstile is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38689 and divided into 1603 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #38689, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 8014 sentences across 37 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 Turnstile divided for reading?

The Turnstile is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Turnstile as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1603 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 37 chapters.

Can I hear The Turnstile read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Turnstile can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Turnstile 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 Turnstile

Common questions about reading The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Turnstile?

Yes. All 8014 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38689 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Turnstile is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #38689, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Turnstile take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1603 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Turnstile section by section

How to work through The Turnstile section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 37 chapters of The Turnstile to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Turnstile

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Turnstile, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Diphthong
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Turnstile; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Represented
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Turnstile; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Broken
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Turnstile; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Villa
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Turnstile; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.