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The Dawn of All

The Dawn of All by Robert Hugh Benson is available here as the complete text, split into 1177 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Robert Hugh Benson18 chapters

The Dawn of All by Robert Hugh Benson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #11626.

18 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 18 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Dawn of All

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 95 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 107 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 60 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Dawn of All by Robert Hugh Benson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #11626, divided into 18 chapters and 1177 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The complete text of The Dawn of All is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #11626 and divided into 1177 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Dawn of All by Robert Hugh Benson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #11626, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5882 sentences across 18 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 Dawn of All divided for reading?

The Dawn of All is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Dawn of All as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1177 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 18 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

Can I hear The Dawn of All read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Dawn of All 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 Dawn of All

Common questions about reading The Dawn of All by Robert Hugh Benson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Dawn of All?

Yes. All 5882 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #11626 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Dawn of All is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #11626, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Dawn of All take to read?

About 490 minutes of reading across 1177 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Dawn of All section by section

How to work through The Dawn of All section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Dawn of All

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Dawn of All, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

First
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dawn of All; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Objects
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dawn of All; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Became
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dawn of All; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Aware
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dawn of All; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.