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True Tilda

True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch is available here as the complete text, split into 1267 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12316.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 27 chapters

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This edition of True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12316, divided into 27 chapters and 1267 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 True Tilda is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #12316 and divided into 1267 sections.

This page carries the whole of True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #12316, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6332 sentences across 27 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 True Tilda divided for reading?

True Tilda is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting True Tilda as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1267 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 27 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 True Tilda read aloud?

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

Every sentence of True Tilda 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.

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Common questions about reading True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of True Tilda?

Yes. All 6332 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12316 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of True Tilda is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #12316, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does True Tilda take to read?

About 527 minutes of reading across 1267 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Questions about reading True Tilda

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