Shamar's War
Shamar's War by Kris Neville is available here as the complete text, split into 265 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Shamar's War by Kris Neville. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51072.
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Shamar's War
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This edition of Shamar's War by Kris Neville carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51072, divided into 3 chapters and 265 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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The complete text of Shamar's War is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #51072 and divided into 265 sections.
This page carries the whole of Shamar's War by Kris Neville, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #51072, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1322 sentences across 3 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 Shamar's War divided for reading?
Shamar's War is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Shamar's War as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 265 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 3 chapters.
Can I hear Shamar's War read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Shamar's War can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Shamar's War 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 Shamar's War
Common questions about reading Shamar's War by Kris Neville on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Shamar's War?
Yes. All 1322 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51072 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Shamar's War is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51072, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Shamar's War take to read?
About 110 minutes of reading across 265 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Shamar's War section by section
How to work through Shamar's War section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Shamar's War
Words and structures a reader meets early in Shamar's War, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Earth's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shamar's War; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Secret
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shamar's War; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Weapon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shamar's War; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Deadly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Shamar's War; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.