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Clotel

Clotel by William Wells Brown is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 505 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

William Wells Brown29 chapters

Clotel by William Wells Brown. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2046.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 29 chapters

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Clotel

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This edition of Clotel by William Wells Brown carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2046, divided into 29 chapters and 505 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 Clotel is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2046 and divided into 505 sections.

This page carries the whole of Clotel by William Wells Brown, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2046, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2523 sentences across 29 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 Clotel divided for reading?

Clotel is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Clotel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 505 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 29 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.

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

Every sentence of Clotel 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 Clotel?

Yes. All 2523 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2046 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Clotel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2046, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Clotel take to read?

About 210 minutes of reading across 505 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Clotel

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

Stands: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Clotel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Auction: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Clotel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stand: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Clotel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Young: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Clotel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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Questions about reading Clotel

How to read Clotel section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Clotel