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Here and Hereafter

Here and Hereafter by Barry Pain is available here as the complete text, split into 1982 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Here and Hereafter by Barry Pain. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35148.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 23 chapters

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Here and Hereafter

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  1. Chapter I 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 136 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Netta, the Make-Believer 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Further Off from Heaven 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 94 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 154 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI A Selection of Works of Fiction 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 139 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Here and Hereafter by Barry Pain carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35148, divided into 23 chapters and 1982 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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This page carries the whole of Here and Hereafter by Barry Pain, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35148, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9908 sentences across 23 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 Here and Hereafter divided for reading?

Here and Hereafter is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Here and Hereafter as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1982 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 23 chapters.

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Every sentence of Here and Hereafter 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 Here and Hereafter

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Is this the complete text of Here and Hereafter?

Yes. All 9908 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35148 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Here and Hereafter is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #35148, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Here and Hereafter take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1982 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Here and Hereafter section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Here and Hereafter

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

First
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Published
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Saturday
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Night
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