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Beyond the City

Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle is available here as the complete text, split into 590 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Arthur Conan Doyle17 chapters

Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #356.

17 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 17 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Beyond the City

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

0 of 582 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I The New-Comers 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Breaking the Ice 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Dwellers in the Wilderness 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Naval Conquest 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI An Old Story 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Venit Tandem Felicitas 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Shadows Before 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Family Plot 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Women of the Future 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Blot from the Blue 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Friends in Need 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII In Strange Waters 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Eastward Ho! 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Still Among Shoals 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Midnight Visitor 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII In Port at Last 21 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #356, divided into 17 chapters and 590 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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The complete text of Beyond the City is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #356 and divided into 590 sections.

This page carries the whole of Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #356, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2946 sentences across 17 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 Beyond the City divided for reading?

Beyond the City is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Beyond the City as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 590 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 17 chapters.

Can I hear Beyond the City read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Beyond the City can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Beyond the City 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 Beyond the City

Common questions about reading Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Beyond the City?

Yes. All 2946 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #356 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Beyond the City is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #356, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Beyond the City take to read?

About 245 minutes of reading across 590 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Beyond the City section by section

How to work through Beyond the City section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Beyond the City

Words and structures a reader meets early in Beyond the City, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Please
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Voice
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Domestic
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Somewhere
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.