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The Crimson Patch

The Crimson Patch by Augusta Huiell Seaman is available here as the complete text, split into 491 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Augusta Huiell Seaman16 chapters

The Crimson Patch by Augusta Huiell Seaman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52509.

16 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 16 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Crimson Patch

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0 of 482 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Suite Number 403 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Friends or Enemies? 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Shadow on the Wall 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Crimson Patch 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Who Took It? 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Mystery Deepens 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Left Alone 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Piece of Paper 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Message in the Night 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Council of War 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The House with the Green Shutters 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Melanie 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Out of the Net 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Secret of the Crimson Patch 42 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Crimson Patch by Augusta Huiell Seaman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52509, divided into 16 chapters and 491 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.

Where can I read The Crimson Patch in full?

The complete text of The Crimson Patch is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #52509 and divided into 491 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Crimson Patch by Augusta Huiell Seaman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52509, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2452 sentences across 16 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 Crimson Patch divided for reading?

The Crimson Patch is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Crimson Patch as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 491 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 16 chapters.

Can I hear The Crimson Patch read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Crimson Patch 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 Crimson Patch

Common questions about reading The Crimson Patch by Augusta Huiell Seaman on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Crimson Patch?

Yes. All 2452 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52509 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Crimson Patch is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #52509, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Crimson Patch take to read?

About 204 minutes of reading across 491 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Crimson Patch section by section

How to work through The Crimson Patch section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Crimson Patch

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Crimson Patch, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Three
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Crimson Patch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Months
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Crimson Patch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Patricia
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Crimson Patch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Meade
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Crimson Patch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.