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The Christian: A Story

The Christian: A Story by Hall, Sir Caine is available here as the complete text, split into 2413 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

The Christian: A Story by Hall, Sir Caine. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #8407.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 30 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Christian: A Story

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0 of 2400 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 78 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Christian: A Story by Hall, Sir Caine carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #8407, divided into 30 chapters and 2413 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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How is The Christian: A Story divided for reading?

The Christian: A Story is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Christian: A Story as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2413 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 30 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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Every sentence of The Christian: A Story 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 Christian: A Story

Common questions about reading The Christian: A Story by Hall, Sir Caine on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Christian: A Story?

Yes. All 12065 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8407 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Christian: A Story is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #8407, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Christian: A Story take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2413 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Christian: A Story section by section

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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 Christian: A Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Christian: A Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Period
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Story
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Quarter
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