Troubadour Tales
Troubadour Tales by Evaleen Stein is available here as the complete text, split into 190 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Troubadour Tales by Evaleen Stein. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50268.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Troubadour Tales
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This edition of Troubadour Tales by Evaleen Stein carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50268, divided into 2 chapters and 190 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 Troubadour Tales in full?
The complete text of Troubadour Tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50268 and divided into 190 sections.
This page carries the whole of Troubadour Tales by Evaleen Stein, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #50268, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 947 sentences across 2 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 Troubadour Tales divided for reading?
Troubadour Tales is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Troubadour Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 190 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 2 chapters.
Can I hear Troubadour Tales read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Troubadour Tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Troubadour 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 Troubadour Tales
Common questions about reading Troubadour Tales by Evaleen Stein on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Troubadour Tales?
Yes. All 947 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50268 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Troubadour Tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50268, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Troubadour Tales take to read?
About 78 minutes of reading across 190 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Troubadour Tales section by section
How to work through Troubadour Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 2 chapters of Troubadour 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 Troubadour Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Troubadour Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Illustrations
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Troubadour Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Virginia
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Troubadour Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Maxfield
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Troubadour Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Parrish
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Troubadour Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.