The Dangerfield Talisman
The Dangerfield Talisman by J. J. Connington is available here as the complete text, split into 1167 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Dangerfield Talisman by J. J. Connington. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #73753.
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The Dangerfield Talisman
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This edition of The Dangerfield Talisman by J. J. Connington carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #73753, divided into 15 chapters and 1167 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 Dangerfield Talisman is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #73753 and divided into 1167 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Dangerfield Talisman by J. J. Connington, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #73753, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5835 sentences across 15 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 Dangerfield Talisman divided for reading?
The Dangerfield Talisman is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Dangerfield Talisman as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1167 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 15 chapters.
Can I hear The Dangerfield Talisman read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Dangerfield Talisman can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Dangerfield Talisman 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 Dangerfield Talisman
Common questions about reading The Dangerfield Talisman by J. J. Connington on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Dangerfield Talisman?
Yes. All 5835 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73753 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Dangerfield Talisman is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #73753, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Dangerfield Talisman take to read?
About 486 minutes of reading across 1167 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Dangerfield Talisman section by section
How to work through The Dangerfield Talisman section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 15 chapters of The Dangerfield Talisman to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Dangerfield Talisman
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Dangerfield Talisman, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Characters
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dangerfield Talisman; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Places
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- Events
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- Described
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