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When Ghost Meets Ghost

When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan is available here as the complete text, split into 5134 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30896.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

When Ghost Meets Ghost

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 5117 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 105 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 122 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 125 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 187 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 185 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 119 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 143 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 149 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 201 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 125 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 155 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 195 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 157 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 168 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 193 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 233 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 257 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 167 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 219 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 205 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 418 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30896, divided into 40 chapters and 5134 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.

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This page carries the whole of When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30896, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 25670 sentences across 40 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 When Ghost Meets Ghost divided for reading?

When Ghost Meets Ghost is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting When Ghost Meets Ghost as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 5134 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 40 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of When Ghost Meets Ghost can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of When Ghost Meets Ghost 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 When Ghost Meets Ghost

Common questions about reading When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of When Ghost Meets Ghost?

Yes. All 25670 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30896 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of When Ghost Meets Ghost is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #30896, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does When Ghost Meets Ghost take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 5134 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in When Ghost Meets Ghost

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