The Wolf's Long Howl
The Wolf's Long Howl by Stanley Waterloo is available here as the complete text, split into 711 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Wolf's Long Howl by Stanley Waterloo. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10391.
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The Wolf's Long Howl
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This edition of The Wolf's Long Howl by Stanley Waterloo carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10391, divided into 8 chapters and 711 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.
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The complete text of The Wolf's Long Howl is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #10391 and divided into 711 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Wolf's Long Howl by Stanley Waterloo, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #10391, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3554 sentences across 8 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 Wolf's Long Howl divided for reading?
The Wolf's Long Howl is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Wolf's Long Howl as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 711 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 8 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 Wolf's Long Howl read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Wolf's Long Howl can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Wolf's Long Howl 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 Wolf's Long Howl
Common questions about reading The Wolf's Long Howl by Stanley Waterloo on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Wolf's Long Howl?
Yes. All 3554 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10391 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Wolf's Long Howl is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #10391, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Wolf's Long Howl take to read?
About 296 minutes of reading across 711 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Wolf's Long Howl section by section
How to work through The Wolf's Long Howl section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Wolf's Long Howl
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wolf's Long Howl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- George
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wolf's Long Howl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Henry
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wolf's Long Howl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Harrison
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wolf's Long Howl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Though
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wolf's Long Howl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.