The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2)
The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) by Edmund Yates is available here as the complete text, split into 577 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2)
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This edition of The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) by Edmund Yates carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60072, divided into 17 chapters and 577 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 Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60072 and divided into 577 sections.
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How is The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) divided for reading?
The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 577 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 17 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) 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 Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2)
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Is this the complete text of The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2)?
Yes. All 2884 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60072 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60072, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) take to read?
About 240 minutes of reading across 577 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2) section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2)
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Forlorn Hope: A Novel (Vol. 1 of 2), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sound
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- Alarm
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- Half-hour
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- Dressing-bell
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