Captives of the Flame
Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany is available here as the complete text, split into 876 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41905.
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Captives of the Flame
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This edition of Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41905, divided into 13 chapters and 876 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 Captives of the Flame is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41905 and divided into 876 sections.
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How is Captives of the Flame divided for reading?
Captives of the Flame is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Captives of the Flame as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 876 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 13 chapters.
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Every sentence of Captives of the Flame 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 Captives of the Flame
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Is this the complete text of Captives of the Flame?
Yes. All 4380 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41905 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Captives of the Flame is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41905, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Captives of the Flame take to read?
About 365 minutes of reading across 876 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Captives of the Flame section by section
How to work through Captives of the Flame section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Captives of the Flame
Words and structures a reader meets early in Captives of the Flame, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Books
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captives of the Flame; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Avenue
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captives of the Flame; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Americas
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captives of the Flame; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Marilyn
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Captives of the Flame; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.