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Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1

Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe is available here as the complete text, split into 245 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1094.

6 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 6 chapters

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Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1

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This edition of Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1094, divided into 6 chapters and 245 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 Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1094 and divided into 245 sections.

This page carries the whole of Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1094, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1224 sentences across 6 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 Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 divided for reading?

Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 245 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 6 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.

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Every sentence of Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 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 Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1?

Yes. All 1224 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1094 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #1094, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 take to read?

About 102 minutes of reading across 245 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1

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Parts
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Edited
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Alexander
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