Aslauga's Knight
Aslauga's Knight by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 93 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Aslauga's Knight by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2827.
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Aslauga's Knight
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This edition of Aslauga's Knight by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2827, divided into 9 chapters and 93 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 Aslauga's Knight is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2827 and divided into 93 sections.
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How is Aslauga's Knight divided for reading?
Aslauga's Knight is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Aslauga's Knight as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 93 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 9 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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Is this the complete text of Aslauga's Knight?
Yes. All 462 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2827 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Aslauga's Knight is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2827, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Aslauga's Knight take to read?
About 38 minutes of reading across 93 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Aslauga's Knight
Words and structures a reader meets early in Aslauga's Knight, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Years
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aslauga's Knight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lived
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aslauga's Knight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Island
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aslauga's Knight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fuhnen
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aslauga's Knight; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.