Reading English Story Novels & Stories

--- Here is an **800-word sample** of an English reading comprehension passage (suitable for B2/C1 level testing), which you can build upon: --- **The Silent Village** For three generations, the village of Oakhaven had existed in near-perfect silence. Not the silence of emptiness — birds still sang, wind still rustled through the ancient oaks — but the silence of human restraint. The villagers spoke only when necessary, and even then in whispers. Visitors often found it unsettling, as if they had stepped into a dream where sound itself had been outlawed.

#### Author's Note: Hi dear readers. After a long hiatus, I decided to make a major edit to this story. I aim to improve the plot and storyline to make it more engaging. The language has been set to English for a broader audience, and I plan to divide the story into four volumes to take you on a thrilling adventure with our main character. I hope you enjoy it.

"It's inconvenient now. Speak in Haranese." There was a deep inhale on the other end before Alex finally responded in Haranese, "Did you really get legally married to Rebecca? What are you thinking? Years ago, you went blind saving her, and she repaid you by leaving you at your lowest and running off with another man. "She nearly ruined you! And now you're getting back together with her?" Evelyn's mind instantly translated the unfamiliar words. As she processed them, an unbearable chill spread through her body, making her feel like she had fallen into an ice-cold abyss.

"Umm, after I became referred to as to reply a query and became stuck... you quietly informed me of the solution, right?" "Oh~ right, that did happen." A trivial depends that even the speaker forgot. Yet Laura remembered it in reality. Remembering different people's true deeds, and thanking them in earnest---she became this sort of noble-minded and virtuous person. "My simplest horrific difficulty is English... I'm so resentful of you. You constantly solution so fluently while asked, even your pronunciation sounds so native." "Well, simplest my English is enormously better. Because my circle of relatives travelled the sector with me... English became kinda pressured into my brain."

I walked over to my mum's room. “Good Afternoon Mum.” “How are you?” “I’m fine mum. Mummy, I want to ask for your permission.” “Permission for what ehn?” She scowled at me. “It's just- ehn- You know-” I stammered. “And when did you start stammering?” She asked. “Ehn. You know that test week is next week. I haven’t been attending school so I want to go to my friend’s house and catch up on the lessons that I have missed.”

Why does she feel like a stranger when she stares at the busy street of Athens, she wants to be like one of them and without learning their language, she will never be one of them. Lucky her, Hussain did try to teach her but damn, the language was not as easy as she thought it will be. She could only get the basic things like please and thank you. "What are you thinking about my love?" Hussain asked kissing the crock of her neck. That was her weak point and he knew it but he decided to be using it against her.

Mr Edwards orders the girl right in front of me to start reading and so she stands up and then reads the book. I still cannot understand shakespeare's english yet even if I love the book. and still I don't get why he let them die in the end. it's depressing how the story has a tragic end. it makes me wonder if I will find my own Romeo too, and I wonder if we will die too. Haha just joking, am I ?

Dear Readers, Since English is not my first language, there will be tons of grammatical mistakes. Please continue reading this book only if you don't have any issues with that. Rest I can guarantee you that you won't get bored with the storyline. The following are my books; if interested, do give a look over them: Can't help falling in love (Book 1)-Completed Purchased by the Mafia (Book 2)-Completed Her Mysterious Lover (Book 3)-Completed

These had also been proof-read by another person. Please realise that I do not write in American English, so the spelling is New Zealand English. Some of the idioms I use may not translate as well into American English. I also use the metric system. Because of this, I have tried to set my story worlds to be as generic as possible.

But that evening when she began to read, she found it all só facianting that she did not stop until the book was over. I will not tell you all that was written in the book for it was a very big book and if I did só, it might have more of this book than the actual story. But I can tell you ah bit to satiate your curiosity. Buckle up, sailor! This is the story of the pirate family B.