The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2)
The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) by Robert Southey is available here as the complete text, split into 440 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2)
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This edition of The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) by Robert Southey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55458, divided into 6 chapters and 440 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 Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55458 and divided into 440 sections.
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How is The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) divided for reading?
The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 440 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 6 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) 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.
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Is this the complete text of The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2)?
Yes. All 2200 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55458 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #55458, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) take to read?
About 183 minutes of reading across 440 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2)
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Curse
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- Kehama
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- Robert
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- Southey
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