One of Clive's Heroes
One of Clive's Heroes by Herbert Strang is available here as the complete text, split into 1605 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
One of Clive's Heroes: A Story of the Fight for India by Herbert Strang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41489.
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One of Clive's Heroes
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This edition of One of Clive's Heroes by Herbert Strang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41489, divided into 20 chapters and 1605 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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This page carries the whole of One of Clive's Heroes by Herbert Strang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41489, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 8022 sentences across 20 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 One of Clive's Heroes divided for reading?
One of Clive's Heroes is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting One of Clive's Heroes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1605 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 20 chapters.
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Every sentence of One of Clive's Heroes 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 One of Clive's Heroes
Common questions about reading One of Clive's Heroes by Herbert Strang on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of One of Clive's Heroes?
Yes. All 8022 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41489 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of One of Clive's Heroes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41489, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does One of Clive's Heroes take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1605 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read One of Clive's Heroes section by section
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Vocabulary met early in One of Clive's Heroes
Words and structures a reader meets early in One of Clive's Heroes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One of Clive's Heroes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fight
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One of Clive's Heroes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- India
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One of Clive's Heroes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Attempted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of One of Clive's Heroes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.