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Cursed be the treasure

Cursed be the treasure by H. B. (Henry Burgess) Drake is available here as the complete text, split into 1015 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

H. B. (Henry Burgess) Drake32 chapters

Cursed be the treasure by H. B. (Henry Burgess) Drake. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75790.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 32 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Cursed be the treasure

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0 of 1003 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Cursed be the treasure by H. B. (Henry Burgess) Drake carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #75790, divided into 32 chapters and 1015 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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Cursed be the treasure is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Cursed be the treasure as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1015 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 32 chapters.

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Every sentence of Cursed be the treasure 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 Cursed be the treasure?

Yes. All 5072 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75790 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Cursed be the treasure is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #75790, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Cursed be the treasure take to read?

About 422 minutes of reading across 1015 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Cursed be the treasure

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Looking
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Right
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Childhood
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First
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