Long Odds
Long Odds by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 52 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Long Odds by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1918.
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Long Odds
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This edition of Long Odds by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1918, divided into 1 chapters and 52 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 Odds is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1918 and divided into 52 sections.
This page carries the whole of Long Odds by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1918, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 256 sentences across 1 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 Odds divided for reading?
Long Odds is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Long Odds as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 52 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 1 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.
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Questions about reading Long Odds
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Is this the complete text of Long Odds?
Yes. All 256 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1918 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Long Odds is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1918, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Long Odds take to read?
About 21 minutes of reading across 52 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Long Odds
Words and structures a reader meets early in Long Odds, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Story
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- Narrated
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- Following
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- Pages
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