A Servant of Satan
A Servant of Satan by Louis Berard is available here as the complete text, split into 498 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A servant of Satan: Romantic career of Prado the assassin by Louis Berard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54805.
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This edition of A Servant of Satan by Louis Berard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54805, divided into 25 chapters and 498 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 A Servant of Satan is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54805 and divided into 498 sections.
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A Servant of Satan is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Servant of Satan as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 498 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 25 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Servant of Satan?
Yes. All 2490 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54805 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Servant of Satan is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54805, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Servant of Satan take to read?
About 207 minutes of reading across 498 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Servant of Satan
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Servant of Satan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Assassin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Servant of Satan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Great
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- Riddle
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- French
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