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The Black Opal

The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard is available here as the complete text, split into 1246 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Katharine Susannah Prichard35 chapters

The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36710.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 35 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Black Opal

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1233 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36710, divided into 35 chapters and 1246 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 The Black Opal is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36710 and divided into 1246 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36710, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6229 sentences across 35 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 Black Opal divided for reading?

The Black Opal is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Black Opal as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1246 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 35 chapters.

Can I hear The Black Opal read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Black Opal can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Black Opal 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 Black Opal

Common questions about reading The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Black Opal?

Yes. All 6229 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36710 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Black Opal is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36710, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Black Opal take to read?

About 519 minutes of reading across 1246 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Black Opal section by section

How to work through The Black Opal section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Black Opal

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Black Opal, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Black Opal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pioneers
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Black Opal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Windlestraws
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Black Opal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
String
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Black Opal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.