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A Royal Prisoner

A Royal Prisoner by Pierre Souvestre is available here as the complete text, split into 770 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Royal Prisoner by Pierre Souvestre. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #27789.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 32 chapters

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A Royal Prisoner

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This edition of A Royal Prisoner by Pierre Souvestre carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #27789, divided into 32 chapters and 770 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.

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The complete text of A Royal Prisoner is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #27789 and divided into 770 sections.

This page carries the whole of A Royal Prisoner by Pierre Souvestre, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #27789, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3849 sentences across 32 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 A Royal Prisoner divided for reading?

A Royal Prisoner is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting A Royal Prisoner as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 770 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 32 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.

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Every sentence of A Royal Prisoner 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.

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Is this the complete text of A Royal Prisoner?

Yes. All 3849 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27789 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Royal Prisoner is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #27789, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Royal Prisoner take to read?

About 320 minutes of reading across 770 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Royal Prisoner

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Royal Prisoner, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Celebrate: A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Royal Prisoner; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Won't: A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Royal Prisoner; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A Royal Prisoner

Where can I read A Royal Prisoner in full?

How is A Royal Prisoner divided for reading?

Can I hear A Royal Prisoner read aloud?

Questions about reading A Royal Prisoner

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