Red Nails
Red Nails by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard is available here as the complete text, split into 424 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Red Nails by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32759.
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Red Nails
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This edition of Red Nails by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32759, divided into 5 chapters and 424 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 Red Nails is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #32759 and divided into 424 sections.
This page carries the whole of Red Nails by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32759, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2116 sentences across 5 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 Red Nails divided for reading?
Red Nails is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Red Nails as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 424 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 5 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 Red Nails read aloud?
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Every sentence of Red Nails 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 Red Nails
Common questions about reading Red Nails by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Red Nails?
Yes. All 2116 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32759 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Red Nails is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32759, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Red Nails take to read?
About 176 minutes of reading across 424 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Red Nails section by section
How to work through Red Nails section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Red Nails
Words and structures a reader meets early in Red Nails, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Strangest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Red Nails; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Red Nails; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Written--the
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Red Nails; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Barbarian
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Red Nails; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.