Limehouse Nights
Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke is available here as the complete text, split into 678 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63073.
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Limehouse Nights
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This edition of Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63073, divided into 8 chapters and 678 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.
Where can I read Limehouse Nights in full?
The complete text of Limehouse Nights is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63073 and divided into 678 sections.
This page carries the whole of Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #63073, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3388 sentences across 8 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 Limehouse Nights divided for reading?
Limehouse Nights is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Limehouse Nights as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 678 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 8 chapters.
Can I hear Limehouse Nights read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Limehouse Nights can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Limehouse Nights 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 Limehouse Nights
Common questions about reading Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Limehouse Nights?
Yes. All 3388 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63073 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Limehouse Nights is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #63073, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Limehouse Nights take to read?
About 282 minutes of reading across 678 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Limehouse Nights section by section
How to work through Limehouse Nights section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 8 chapters of Limehouse Nights to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Limehouse Nights
Words and structures a reader meets early in Limehouse Nights, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Https
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Limehouse Nights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pansy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Limehouse Nights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Greers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Limehouse Nights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chinatown
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Limehouse Nights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.