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Facing Death

Facing Death by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty is available here as the complete text, split into 693 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Facing Death by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #31128.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Facing Death

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  1. Chapter I 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Facing Death by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #31128, divided into 31 chapters and 693 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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How is Facing Death divided for reading?

Facing Death is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Facing Death as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 693 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 31 chapters.

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Every sentence of Facing Death 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 Facing Death?

Yes. All 3465 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31128 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Facing Death is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #31128, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Facing Death take to read?

About 288 minutes of reading across 693 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Facing Death section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Facing Death

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

Facing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Facing Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Death
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Facing Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Vaughan
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Facing Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mines
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Facing Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.