The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3)
The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) by Edmund Yates is available here as the complete text, split into 293 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) by Edmund Yates. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62298.
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The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3)
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This edition of The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) by Edmund Yates carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62298, divided into 8 chapters and 293 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 Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62298 and divided into 293 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) by Edmund Yates, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62298, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1464 sentences across 8 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 Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) divided for reading?
The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 293 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 8 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) 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 Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3)
Common questions about reading The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) by Edmund Yates on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3)?
Yes. All 1464 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62298 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62298, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) take to read?
About 122 minutes of reading across 293 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) section by section
How to work through The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3)
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Consultation
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thornton
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- Carey
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Impending Sword: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stood
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