Calling the Empress
Calling the Empress by George O. (George Oliver) Smith is available here as the complete text, split into 156 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Calling the Empress by George O. (George Oliver) Smith. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68000.
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Calling the Empress
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This edition of Calling the Empress by George O. (George Oliver) Smith carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #68000, divided into 1 chapters and 156 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 Calling the Empress is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #68000 and divided into 156 sections.
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How is Calling the Empress divided for reading?
Calling the Empress is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Calling the Empress as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 156 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 1 chapters.
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Every sentence of Calling the Empress 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 Calling the Empress
Common questions about reading Calling the Empress by George O. (George Oliver) Smith on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Calling the Empress?
Yes. All 778 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #68000 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Calling the Empress is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #68000, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Calling the Empress take to read?
About 64 minutes of reading across 156 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Calling the Empress section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Calling the Empress
Words and structures a reader meets early in Calling the Empress, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Chart
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- Terminal
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- Building
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- Canalopsis
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