The Chevalier d'Auriac
The Chevalier d'Auriac by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats is available here as the complete text, split into 817 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Chevalier d'Auriac by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38323.
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The Chevalier d'Auriac
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This edition of The Chevalier d'Auriac by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38323, divided into 22 chapters and 817 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 Chevalier d'Auriac is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38323 and divided into 817 sections.
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How is The Chevalier d'Auriac divided for reading?
The Chevalier d'Auriac is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Chevalier d'Auriac as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 817 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 22 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Chevalier d'Auriac 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 Chevalier d'Auriac
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Is this the complete text of The Chevalier d'Auriac?
Yes. All 4083 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38323 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Chevalier d'Auriac is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38323, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Chevalier d'Auriac take to read?
About 340 minutes of reading across 817 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Chevalier d'Auriac section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Chevalier d'Auriac
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Chevalier d'Auriac, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Diphthong
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- Represented
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- Author
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- Honour
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