The World Before Them — Volume 2
The World Before Them — Volume 2 by Susanna Moodie is available here as the complete text, split into 496 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The World Before Them: A Novel. Volume 2 (of 3) by Susanna Moodie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42145.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The World Before Them — Volume 2
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This edition of The World Before Them — Volume 2 by Susanna Moodie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42145, divided into 10 chapters and 496 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 World Before Them — Volume 2 in full?
The complete text of The World Before Them — Volume 2 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #42145 and divided into 496 sections.
This page carries the whole of The World Before Them — Volume 2 by Susanna Moodie, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #42145, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2480 sentences across 10 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 World Before Them — Volume 2 divided for reading?
The World Before Them — Volume 2 is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The World Before Them — Volume 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 496 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 10 chapters.
Can I hear The World Before Them — Volume 2 read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The World Before Them — Volume 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The World Before Them — Volume 2 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 World Before Them — Volume 2
Common questions about reading The World Before Them — Volume 2 by Susanna Moodie on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The World Before Them — Volume 2?
Yes. All 2480 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42145 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The World Before Them — Volume 2 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42145, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The World Before Them — Volume 2 take to read?
About 206 minutes of reading across 496 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The World Before Them — Volume 2 section by section
How to work through The World Before Them — Volume 2 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of The World Before Them — Volume 2 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 World Before Them — Volume 2
Words and structures a reader meets early in The World Before Them — Volume 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Martins
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The World Before Them — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cottage
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The World Before Them — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Resided
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The World Before Them — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quaint-looking
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The World Before Them — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.