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Behind the bronze door

Behind the bronze door by William Le Queux is available here as the complete text, split into 914 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

William Le Queux31 chapters

Behind the bronze door by William Le Queux. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #73266.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Behind the bronze door

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0 of 901 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Behind the bronze door by William Le Queux carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #73266, divided into 31 chapters and 914 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 Behind the bronze door is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #73266 and divided into 914 sections.

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How is Behind the bronze door divided for reading?

Behind the bronze door is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Behind the bronze door as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 914 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 31 chapters.

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Every sentence of Behind the bronze door 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 Behind the bronze door

Common questions about reading Behind the bronze door by William Le Queux on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Behind the bronze door?

Yes. All 4570 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73266 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Behind the bronze door is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #73266, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Behind the bronze door take to read?

About 380 minutes of reading across 914 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Behind the bronze door section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Behind the bronze door

Words and structures a reader meets early in Behind the bronze door, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Terrible
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Behind the bronze door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Henry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Behind the bronze door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Where
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Behind the bronze door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Going
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Behind the bronze door; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.