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Long Live the King!

Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart is available here as the complete text, split into 1884 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mary Roberts Rinehart38 chapters

Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2714.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 38 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Long Live the King!

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0 of 1871 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I The Crown Prince Runs Away 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II And Sees the World 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Disgraced 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Terror 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V At the Riding-School 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Tea in the Schoolroom 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Fine Night 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Right to Live and Love 126 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Two Prisoners 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII In the Park 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Nikky Does a Reckless Thing 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Father and Daughter 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV On the Mountain Road 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Fortress 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Old Adelbert 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Committee of Ten 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Delegation 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI At Etzel 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Nikky Makes a Promise 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Birthday 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Gate of the Moon 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV At the Inn 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Tee Crown Prince’s Pilgrimage 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Old Adelbert the Traitor 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Let Mettlich Guard His Treasure 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Nikky and Hedwig 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Day of the Carnival 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Pirate’s Den 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV The Paper Crown 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV The King Is Dead 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Long Live the King! 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII In the Road of the Good Children 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII The Lincoln Penny 51 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2714, divided into 38 chapters and 1884 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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Long Live the King! is presented in 38 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Long Live the King! as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1884 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 38 chapters.

Can I hear Long Live the King! read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Long Live the King! can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Long Live the King! 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 Long Live the King!

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Is this the complete text of Long Live the King!?

Yes. All 9418 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2714 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Long Live the King! is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2714, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Long Live the King! take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1884 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Long Live the King! section by section

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Long Live the King!

Words and structures a reader meets early in Long Live the King!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Crown
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Long Live the King!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Prince
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Long Live the King!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Royal
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Long Live the King!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Swung
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Long Live the King!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.