The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde is available here as the complete text, split into 80 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Câu chuyện vừa hài hước vừa lắng đọng về hồn ma quý tộc tại lâu đài cổ Canterville và sự cứu rỗi đến từ lòng vị tha thuần khiết của cô gái trẻ Virginia.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Canterville Ghost
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1 of 76 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #14522, divided into 13 chapters and 80 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.
Where can I read The Canterville Ghost in full?
The complete text of The Canterville Ghost is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #14522 and divided into 80 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #14522, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 400 sentences across 13 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 Canterville Ghost divided for reading?
The Canterville Ghost is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Canterville Ghost as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 80 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 13 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 The Canterville Ghost read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Canterville Ghost can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Canterville 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 The Canterville Ghost
Common questions about reading The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Canterville Ghost?
Yes. All 400 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #14522 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Canterville Ghost is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #14522, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Canterville Ghost take to read?
About 33 minutes of reading across 80 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Canterville Ghost section by section
How to work through The Canterville Ghost section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 13 chapters of The Canterville Ghost 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 Canterville Ghost
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Canterville Ghost, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Answered
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Canterville Ghost; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Minister
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Canterville Ghost; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Furniture
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Canterville Ghost; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ghost
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Canterville Ghost; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.