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Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2

Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 by Thomas Mann is available here as the complete text, split into 1430 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Thomas Mann40 chapters

Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 by Thomas Mann. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #72961.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2

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

0 of 1415 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 77 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 by Thomas Mann carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #72961, divided into 40 chapters and 1430 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 Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 divided for reading?

Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1430 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 40 chapters.

Can I hear Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 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 Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2?

Yes. All 7148 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #72961 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #72961, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 take to read?

About 595 minutes of reading across 1430 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 section by section

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