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The Coil of Carne

The Coil of Carne by John Oxenham is available here as the complete text, split into 1674 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

John Oxenham40 chapters

The Coil of Carne by John Oxenham. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53819.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
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The Coil of Carne

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  1. Chapter I 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The First of the Coil 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III In the Coil 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Sir Denzil's Views 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Growing Freemen 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Little Lady 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Mounting 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Diverging Lines 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Almost Solved 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Where's Jim? 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Narrow Squeak 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV An Unexpected Guest 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Revelation and Speculation 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Two to One 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Gracie's Dilemma 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Deseret 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Stirring of Mud 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Boys in the Mud 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Jim's Way 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Lord Deseret Helps 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Old Seth Goes Home 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Horse and Foot 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Jim to the Fore 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI More Revelations 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Alma 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Jim's Ride 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Red-Tape 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Patching Up 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Fight in the Fog 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Retribution 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Hot Ovens 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Touch and Go for the Coil 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Weary Waiting 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI From One to Many 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The Long Slow Siege 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX The Beginning of the End 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL "The Right One" 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

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The Coil of Carne is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Coil of Carne as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1674 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.

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Is this the complete text of The Coil of Carne?

Yes. All 8367 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53819 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Coil of Carne is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #53819, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Coil of Carne take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1674 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Coil of Carne

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Roderic
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Dunkerley
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Eager
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Women
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