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Long Live the King!

Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart is available here as the complete public-domain 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 public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2714.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 38 chapters

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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.

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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The complete text of Long Live the King! is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2714 and divided into 1884 sections.

This page carries the whole of Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2714, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9418 sentences across 38 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 Long Live the King! divided for reading?

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 38 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 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, a public-domain edition. 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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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.

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Questions about reading Long Live the King!

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Vocabulary met early in Long Live the King!