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The Captain of the Guard

The Captain of the Guard by James Grant is available here as the complete text, split into 761 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Captain of the Guard by James Grant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52078.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Captain of the Guard

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

0 of 743 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

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

This edition of The Captain of the Guard by James Grant carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52078, divided into 40 chapters and 761 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 Captain of the Guard is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #52078 and divided into 761 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Captain of the Guard by James Grant, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52078, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3804 sentences across 40 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 Captain of the Guard divided for reading?

The Captain of the Guard is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Captain of the Guard as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 761 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 40 chapters.

Can I hear The Captain of the Guard read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Captain of the Guard 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 Captain of the Guard

Common questions about reading The Captain of the Guard by James Grant on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Captain of the Guard?

Yes. All 3804 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52078 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Captain of the Guard is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #52078, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Captain of the Guard take to read?

About 317 minutes of reading across 761 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Captain of the Guard section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Captain of the Guard

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Captain of the Guard, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Captain
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Captain of the Guard; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Guard
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Captain of the Guard; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
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Romance
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