About
About The Reading Corner
The Reading Corner is a calm place to read along with classic literature — timeless books narrated aloud at a comfortable pace.
The read-along companion adds everything that makes a book easier to learn from when English isn't your first language:
- Synchronized text that scrolls and highlights the word being spoken, so you can follow every line.
- Vocabulary graded to the CEFR scale (A1–C2) — only words above your level are flagged.
- Tap any flagged word for a definition, the phonetic spelling, a pronunciation you can hear, and examples.
Why classic novels?
Every book here is a public-domain classic — its copyright has expired, so it can be shared and narrated freely. These are the stories that shaped the language, and they make rich, rewarding reading practice.
How to get started
Browse the library, open a book, set your level, and press play — the whole read-along is open.
Credits & licensing
Word levels are graded with a list derived from the New General Service List (NGSL) and New Academic Word List (NAWL) by Browne, Culligan & Phillips, used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Every book is a public-domain classic. Narration and word audio are generated for this companion.