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In Clive's Command

In Clive's Command by Herbert Strang is available here as the complete text, split into 1564 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India by Herbert Strang. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16382.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 21 chapters

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In Clive's Command

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 105 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 115 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 109 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 148 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 120 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 118 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 94 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 56 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of In Clive's Command by Herbert Strang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16382, divided into 21 chapters and 1564 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 In Clive's Command is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #16382 and divided into 1564 sections.

This page carries the whole of In Clive's Command by Herbert Strang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #16382, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7817 sentences across 21 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 In Clive's Command divided for reading?

In Clive's Command is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting In Clive's Command as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1564 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 21 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.

Can I hear In Clive's Command read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of In Clive's Command can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of In Clive's Command 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 In Clive's Command

Common questions about reading In Clive's Command by Herbert Strang on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of In Clive's Command?

Yes. All 7817 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16382 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of In Clive's Command is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #16382, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does In Clive's Command take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1564 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read In Clive's Command section by section

How to work through In Clive's Command section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in In Clive's Command

Words and structures a reader meets early in In Clive's Command, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Comes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Clive's Command; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Attempted
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Clive's Command; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Story
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Account
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