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The Hosts of the Lord

The Hosts of the Lord by Flora Annie Webster Steel is available here as the complete text, split into 1282 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Flora Annie Webster Steel28 chapters

The Hosts of the Lord by Flora Annie Webster Steel. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39991.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 28 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Hosts of the Lord

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0 of 1270 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Hosts of the Lord by Flora Annie Webster Steel carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39991, divided into 28 chapters and 1282 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 Hosts of the Lord is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #39991 and divided into 1282 sections.

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How is The Hosts of the Lord divided for reading?

The Hosts of the Lord is presented in 28 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Hosts of the Lord as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1282 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 28 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Hosts of the Lord 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.

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Common questions about reading The Hosts of the Lord by Flora Annie Webster Steel on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Hosts of the Lord?

Yes. All 6407 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39991 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Hosts of the Lord is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #39991, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Hosts of the Lord take to read?

About 533 minutes of reading across 1282 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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