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Deadham Hard: A Romance

Deadham Hard: A Romance by Lucas Malet is available here as the complete text, split into 1598 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Lucas Malet37 chapters

Deadham Hard: A Romance by Lucas Malet. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12520.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 37 chapters

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Deadham Hard: A Romance

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 101 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37 85 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Deadham Hard: A Romance by Lucas Malet carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12520, divided into 37 chapters and 1598 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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Deadham Hard: A Romance is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Deadham Hard: A Romance as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1598 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 37 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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Every sentence of Deadham Hard: A Romance 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 Deadham Hard: A Romance?

Yes. All 7989 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12520 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Deadham Hard: A Romance is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #12520, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Deadham Hard: A Romance take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1598 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Four-twenty
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Train
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Rumbled
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Marychurch
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