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The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.

The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. by Friedrich Spielhagen is available here as the complete text, split into 732 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. by Friedrich Spielhagen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34657.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 29 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.

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  1. Chapter I 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter

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How is The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. divided for reading?

The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 732 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 29 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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Questions about reading The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.

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Is this the complete text of The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.?

Yes. All 3656 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34657 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #34657, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. take to read?

About 304 minutes of reading across 732 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Weather
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Grown
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Worse
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Towards
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.