The Death of the Lion
The Death of the Lion by Henry James is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 145 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Death of the Lion by Henry James. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #643.
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The Death of the Lion
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This edition of The Death of the Lion by Henry James carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #643, divided into 10 chapters and 145 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 Death of the Lion is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #643 and divided into 145 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Death of the Lion by Henry James, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #643, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 725 sentences across 10 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 Death of the Lion divided for reading?
The Death of the Lion is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Death of the Lion as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 145 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 10 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 Death of the Lion read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Death of the Lion can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Death of the Lion 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 Death of the Lion
Common questions about reading The Death of the Lion by Henry James on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Death of the Lion?
Yes. All 725 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #643 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Death of the Lion is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #643, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Death of the Lion take to read?
About 60 minutes of reading across 145 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Death of the Lion section by section
How to work through The Death of the Lion section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Death of the Lion
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Death of the Lion, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Simply
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Death of the Lion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Suppose
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Death of the Lion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Change
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- Heart
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Death of the Lion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.