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The Grey Lady

The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman is available here as the complete text, split into 894 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Henry Seton Merriman29 chapters

The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6517.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 29 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Grey Lady

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0 of 882 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I A Man Down 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A Sea Dog 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Purgatorio 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Valley of Repose 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V An Actor Passes Off the Stage 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI In the Street of the Peace 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Deal 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Cut for Partners 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Game Opens 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Ships upon the Sea 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Shuffle 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Choice 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Quatre 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Don Quixote 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Broken 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Bits of Life 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Tear on the Sword 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Count Stands By 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Voyage 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Curtain Lowers 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The End of the "Croonah" 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII At D'erraha Again 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Count's Story 31 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6517, divided into 29 chapters and 894 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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This page carries the whole of The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #6517, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4466 sentences across 29 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 Grey Lady divided for reading?

The Grey Lady is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Grey Lady as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 894 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 29 chapters.

Can I hear The Grey Lady read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Grey Lady 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 Grey Lady

Common questions about reading The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Grey Lady?

Yes. All 4466 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6517 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Grey Lady is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #6517, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Grey Lady take to read?

About 372 minutes of reading across 894 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Grey Lady section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Grey Lady

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Grey Lady, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Caress
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Grey Lady; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Favourites
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Grey Lady; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Avoid
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Grey Lady; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Unfortunate
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Grey Lady; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.