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At the Queen's Mercy

At the Queen's Mercy by Mabel Fuller Blodgett is available here as the complete text, split into 462 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mabel Fuller Blodgett20 chapters

At the Queen's Mercy by Mabel Fuller Blodgett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66602.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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At the Queen's Mercy

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  1. Chapter I 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Pass of Blood 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III What Next Befell 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV At the Queen’s Mercy 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Cup of the Beast 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The High Priest’s Council 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII In the Cage 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Mad Man of the Moon 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Treasure House of Edba and of Hed 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Dance of the Maidens 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Strange Story 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Flower of Death 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The White Dove’s Flight 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Zobo the Mighty Wrestles 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Wisdom of Hubla 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Beginning of the End 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of At the Queen's Mercy by Mabel Fuller Blodgett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66602, divided into 20 chapters and 462 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 At the Queen's Mercy is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #66602 and divided into 462 sections.

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How is At the Queen's Mercy divided for reading?

At the Queen's Mercy is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting At the Queen's Mercy as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 462 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 20 chapters.

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Every sentence of At the Queen's Mercy 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 At the Queen's Mercy?

Yes. All 2310 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66602 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of At the Queen's Mercy is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #66602, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does At the Queen's Mercy take to read?

About 192 minutes of reading across 462 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in At the Queen's Mercy

Words and structures a reader meets early in At the Queen's Mercy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Aspen
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Shade
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Poppy
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