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Beauchamp

Beauchamp by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James is available here as the complete text, split into 1164 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Beauchamp by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51898.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 39 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Beauchamp

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1148 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I The Attack and the Rescue 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Supper at the White Hart 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Father and the Son 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Post-boy and the Pot-boy 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V In which Ned Hayward plays the part of Thief-taker 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Introduces Miss Slingsby to the Reader 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Ned Hayward and Beauchamp pay a visit to Mr. Wittingham 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII In which a very young Actor makes an unexpected Appearance on the Scene 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Poacher's Cottage 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Chapter on Ghosts, and a Ghost-story 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII In which better days seem to dawn upon the Poacher 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Pursuit 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Letter 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Ned Hayward's missive to the younger Wittingham 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Struggle near the River 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Sweeping out the Ball-room 15 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Beauchamp by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51898, divided into 39 chapters and 1164 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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How is Beauchamp divided for reading?

Beauchamp is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Beauchamp as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1164 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 39 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Beauchamp can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Beauchamp 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 Beauchamp

Common questions about reading Beauchamp by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Beauchamp?

Yes. All 5820 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51898 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Beauchamp is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #51898, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Beauchamp take to read?

About 485 minutes of reading across 1164 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Beauchamp section by section

How to work through Beauchamp section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Beauchamp

Words and structures a reader meets early in Beauchamp, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Reign
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beauchamp; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Georges--it
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beauchamp; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Matter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beauchamp; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Though
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beauchamp; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.