The Belovéd Traitor
The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard is available here as the complete text, split into 1224 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34034.
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The Belovéd Traitor
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This edition of The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34034, divided into 15 chapters and 1224 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.
Where can I read The Belovéd Traitor in full?
The complete text of The Belovéd Traitor is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34034 and divided into 1224 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34034, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6118 sentences across 15 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 The Belovéd Traitor divided for reading?
The Belovéd Traitor is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Belovéd Traitor as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1224 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 15 chapters.
Can I hear The Belovéd Traitor read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Belovéd Traitor can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Belovéd Traitor 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 The Belovéd Traitor
Common questions about reading The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Belovéd Traitor?
Yes. All 6118 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34034 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Belovéd Traitor is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34034, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Belovéd Traitor take to read?
About 509 minutes of reading across 1224 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Belovéd Traitor section by section
How to work through The Belovéd Traitor section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 15 chapters of The Belovéd Traitor to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in The Belovéd Traitor
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Belovéd Traitor, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Belovéd Traitor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Miracle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Belovéd Traitor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Greater
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Belovéd Traitor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Valley
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Belovéd Traitor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.