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Pride and His Prisoners

Pride and His Prisoners by A. L. O. E. is available here as the complete text, split into 496 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A. L. O. E.30 chapters

Pride and His Prisoners by A. L. O. E.. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60149.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 30 chapters

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Pride and His Prisoners

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  1. Chapter I 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Pride and His Prisoners by A. L. O. E. carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60149, divided into 30 chapters and 496 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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How is Pride and His Prisoners divided for reading?

Pride and His Prisoners is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Pride and His Prisoners as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 496 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 30 chapters.

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Every sentence of Pride and His Prisoners 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 Pride and His Prisoners

Common questions about reading Pride and His Prisoners by A. L. O. E. on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Pride and His Prisoners?

Yes. All 2477 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60149 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Pride and His Prisoners is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #60149, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Pride and His Prisoners take to read?

About 206 minutes of reading across 496 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Pride and His Prisoners section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Pride and His Prisoners

Words and structures a reader meets early in Pride and His Prisoners, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Haunted
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pride and His Prisoners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dwelling
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pride and His Prisoners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Envies
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pride and His Prisoners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
State
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pride and His Prisoners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.