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Cabbages and Kings

Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry is available here as the complete text, split into 791 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2777.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 21 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Cabbages and Kings

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0 of 781 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 35 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2777, divided into 21 chapters and 791 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 Cabbages and Kings is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2777 and divided into 791 sections.

This page carries the whole of Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2777, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3955 sentences across 21 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is Cabbages and Kings divided for reading?

Cabbages and Kings is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Cabbages and Kings as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 791 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 21 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.

Can I hear Cabbages and Kings read aloud?

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

Every sentence of Cabbages and Kings 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 Cabbages and Kings

Common questions about reading Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Cabbages and Kings?

Yes. All 3955 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2777 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Cabbages and Kings is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2777, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Cabbages and Kings take to read?

About 329 minutes of reading across 791 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Cabbages and Kings section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 21 chapters of Cabbages and Kings to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Cabbages and Kings

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

Little
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cabbages and Kings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Saint
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cabbages and Kings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Color
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cabbages and Kings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lightful
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cabbages and Kings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.