The Way to Peace
The Way to Peace by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 150 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Way to Peace by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2685.
Course Syllabus
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The Way to Peace
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This edition of The Way to Peace by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2685, divided into 4 chapters and 150 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
Where can I read The Way to Peace in full?
The complete text of The Way to Peace is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2685 and divided into 150 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Way to Peace by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2685, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 748 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 Way to Peace divided for reading?
The Way to Peace is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Way to Peace as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 150 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 4 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear The Way to Peace read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Way to Peace can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Way to Peace 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 Way to Peace
Common questions about reading The Way to Peace by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Way to Peace?
Yes. All 748 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2685 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Way to Peace is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2685, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Way to Peace take to read?
About 62 minutes of reading across 150 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Way to Peace section by section
How to work through The Way to Peace 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 Way to Peace 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 Way to Peace
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Way to Peace, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Athalia
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Way to Peace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stopped
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Way to Peace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Breath
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Way to Peace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Climbing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Way to Peace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.