A Tale of Red Pekin
A Tale of Red Pekin by Constancia Serjeant is available here as the complete text, split into 224 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Tale of Red Pekin by Constancia Serjeant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41951.
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A Tale of Red Pekin
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This edition of A Tale of Red Pekin by Constancia Serjeant carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41951, divided into 12 chapters and 224 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 Tale of Red Pekin is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41951 and divided into 224 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Tale of Red Pekin by Constancia Serjeant, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41951, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1118 sentences across 12 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 Tale of Red Pekin divided for reading?
A Tale of Red Pekin is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Tale of Red Pekin as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 224 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 12 chapters.
Can I hear A Tale of Red Pekin read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Tale of Red Pekin can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Tale of Red Pekin 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 A Tale of Red Pekin
Common questions about reading A Tale of Red Pekin by Constancia Serjeant on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Tale of Red Pekin?
Yes. All 1118 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41951 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Tale of Red Pekin is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41951, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Tale of Red Pekin take to read?
About 93 minutes of reading across 224 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Tale of Red Pekin section by section
How to work through A Tale of Red Pekin section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Tale of Red Pekin
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Tale of Red Pekin, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of Red Pekin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Threefold
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of Red Pekin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mystery
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of Red Pekin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Young
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of Red Pekin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.