The Game and the Candle
The Game and the Candle by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram is available here as the complete text, split into 721 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Game and the Candle by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35740.
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The Game and the Candle
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This edition of The Game and the Candle by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35740, divided into 20 chapters and 721 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 Game and the Candle is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35740 and divided into 721 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Game and the Candle by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35740, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3603 sentences across 20 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 Game and the Candle divided for reading?
The Game and the Candle is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Game and the Candle as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 721 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 20 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Game and the Candle can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Game and the Candle 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 Game and the Candle
Common questions about reading The Game and the Candle by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Game and the Candle?
Yes. All 3603 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35740 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Game and the Candle is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35740, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Game and the Candle take to read?
About 300 minutes of reading across 721 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Game and the Candle section by section
How to work through The Game and the Candle section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 20 chapters of The Game and the Candle to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in The Game and the Candle
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Game and the Candle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Press
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Game and the Candle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Braunworth
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- Bookbinders
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- Printers
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