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The Heir

The Heir by Sydney C. Grier is available here as the complete text, split into 1068 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Heir by Sydney C. Grier. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66751.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 25 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Heir

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0 of 1054 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Of the Stock of the Emperors 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Orient Express 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Full Stop 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Jewel-Case 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Trap 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Night’s Lodging 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The History of a Day 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Too Much Zeal 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Divine Figure of the North 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Falling-Out of Faithful Friends 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV An Emissary 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Girdle of Isidora 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Hagios Antonios 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Unmasked 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII “Splendide Mendax.” 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Art with a Purpose 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Bribery and Corruption 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI “There’s Many a Slip----” 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Under Cover of Darkness 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII A Fusion of Interests 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Through Another Man’s Eyes 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Heir by Sydney C. Grier carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66751, divided into 25 chapters and 1068 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 Heir is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #66751 and divided into 1068 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Heir by Sydney C. Grier, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #66751, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5340 sentences across 25 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 Heir divided for reading?

The Heir is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Heir as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1068 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 25 chapters.

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

Every sentence of The Heir 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 Heir

Common questions about reading The Heir by Sydney C. Grier on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Heir?

Yes. All 5340 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66751 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Heir is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #66751, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Heir take to read?

About 445 minutes of reading across 1068 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Heir section by section

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

  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 Heir

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

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heir; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Uncrowned
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heir; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Warden
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heir; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Marches
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Heir; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.