A Tale of Three Lions
A Tale of Three Lions by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard is available here as the complete text, split into 86 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Tale of Three Lions by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2729.
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A Tale of Three Lions
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This edition of A Tale of Three Lions by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2729, divided into 3 chapters and 86 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 Tale of Three Lions is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2729 and divided into 86 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Tale of Three Lions by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2729, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 429 sentences across 3 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 Three Lions divided for reading?
A Tale of Three Lions is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Tale of Three Lions as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 86 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 3 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.
Can I hear A Tale of Three Lions read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Tale of Three Lions can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Tale of Three Lions 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 Three Lions
Common questions about reading A Tale of Three Lions by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Tale of Three Lions?
Yes. All 429 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2729 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Tale of Three Lions is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2729, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Tale of Three Lions take to read?
About 35 minutes of reading across 86 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Tale of Three Lions section by section
How to work through A Tale of Three Lions section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Vocabulary met early in A Tale of Three Lions
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Tale of Three Lions, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Heard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of Three Lions; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Allan
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of Three Lions; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quatermain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of Three Lions; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Party
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of Three Lions; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.