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The Deluge — Vol. 1

The Deluge — Vol. 1 by Henryk Sienkiewicz is available here as the complete text, split into 2638 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Henryk Sienkiewicz40 chapters

The Deluge: An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. Vol. 1 by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37198.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Deluge — Vol. 1

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 2621 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 117 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 174 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 143 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 114 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 152 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 119 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 108 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 51 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Deluge — Vol. 1 by Henryk Sienkiewicz carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37198, divided into 40 chapters and 2638 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Deluge — Vol. 1 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Deluge — Vol. 1 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 Deluge — Vol. 1?

Yes. All 13187 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37198 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Deluge — Vol. 1 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #37198, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Deluge — Vol. 1 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2638 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Deluge — Vol. 1 section by section

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