Taking the Bastile
Taking the Bastile by Alexandre Dumas is available here as the complete text, split into 813 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Taking the Bastile by Alexandre Dumas. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45424.
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Taking the Bastile
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This edition of Taking the Bastile by Alexandre Dumas carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45424, divided into 25 chapters and 813 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 Taking the Bastile is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #45424 and divided into 813 sections.
This page carries the whole of Taking the Bastile by Alexandre Dumas, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45424, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4063 sentences across 25 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 Taking the Bastile divided for reading?
Taking the Bastile is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Taking the Bastile as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 813 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 25 chapters.
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Every sentence of Taking the Bastile 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.
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Is this the complete text of Taking the Bastile?
Yes. All 4063 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45424 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Taking the Bastile is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45424, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Taking the Bastile take to read?
About 338 minutes of reading across 813 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Taking the Bastile
Words and structures a reader meets early in Taking the Bastile, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Enclosed
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- Equal
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- Signs
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- Symbol-pointing
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