The Council of Seven
The Council of Seven by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith is available here as the complete text, split into 988 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Council of Seven by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #67679.
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The Council of Seven
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This edition of The Council of Seven by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #67679, divided into 12 chapters and 988 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 Council of Seven is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #67679 and divided into 988 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Council of Seven by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #67679, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4936 sentences across 12 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 Council of Seven divided for reading?
The Council of Seven is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Council of Seven as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 988 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 12 chapters.
Can I hear The Council of Seven read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Council of Seven can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Council of Seven 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 Council of Seven
Common questions about reading The Council of Seven by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Council of Seven?
Yes. All 4936 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #67679 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Council of Seven is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #67679, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Council of Seven take to read?
About 411 minutes of reading across 988 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Council of Seven section by section
How to work through The Council of Seven section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Council of Seven
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Council of Seven, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Council
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Council of Seven; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Seven
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Council of Seven; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Adventurous
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Council of Seven; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Undefeated
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Council of Seven; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.