In Honour Bound
In Honour Bound by Sydney Grundy is available here as the complete text, split into 194 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
In Honour Bound: An Original Play, in One Act. (Suggested by Scribe's Five Act Comedy, "Une Chaine.") by Sydney Grundy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41369.
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In Honour Bound
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This edition of In Honour Bound by Sydney Grundy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41369, divided into 2 chapters and 194 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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The complete text of In Honour Bound is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41369 and divided into 194 sections.
This page carries the whole of In Honour Bound by Sydney Grundy, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41369, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 969 sentences across 2 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 Honour Bound divided for reading?
In Honour Bound is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting In Honour Bound as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 194 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 2 chapters.
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Every sentence of In Honour Bound 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 Honour Bound
Common questions about reading In Honour Bound by Sydney Grundy on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of In Honour Bound?
Yes. All 969 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41369 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of In Honour Bound is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41369, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does In Honour Bound take to read?
About 80 minutes of reading across 194 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read In Honour Bound section by section
How to work through In Honour Bound section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in In Honour Bound
Words and structures a reader meets early in In Honour Bound, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Honour
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Honour Bound; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bound
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Honour Bound; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Suggested
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Honour Bound; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Scribe's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Honour Bound; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.