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The Emperor — Complete

The Emperor — Complete by Georg Ebers is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1658 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Emperor — Complete by Georg Ebers. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5493.

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 Emperor — Complete

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0 of 1641 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 103 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Chapter 38 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Chapter 39 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Chapter 40 32 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Emperor — Complete by Georg Ebers carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5493, divided into 40 chapters and 1658 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.

Where can I read The Emperor — Complete in full?

The complete text of The Emperor — Complete is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #5493 and divided into 1658 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Emperor — Complete by Georg Ebers, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #5493, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 8290 sentences across 40 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 Emperor — Complete divided for reading?

The Emperor — Complete is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Emperor — Complete as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1658 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 40 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 Emperor — Complete read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Emperor — Complete 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 Emperor — Complete

Common questions about reading The Emperor — Complete by Georg Ebers on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Emperor — Complete?

Yes. All 8290 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5493 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Emperor — Complete is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #5493, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Emperor — Complete take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1658 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Emperor — Complete section by section

How to work through The Emperor — Complete section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of The Emperor — Complete to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Emperor — Complete

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Emperor — Complete, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Morning
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Emperor — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Twilight
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Dawned
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Risen
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Emperor — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.