The Inca of Perusalem
The Inca of Perusalem by Bernard Shaw is available here as the complete text, split into 203 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta by Bernard Shaw. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3486.
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The Inca of Perusalem
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This edition of The Inca of Perusalem by Bernard Shaw carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3486, divided into 2 chapters and 203 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of The Inca of Perusalem is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3486 and divided into 203 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Inca of Perusalem by Bernard Shaw, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #3486, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1012 sentences across 2 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 Inca of Perusalem divided for reading?
The Inca of Perusalem is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Inca of Perusalem as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 203 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 2 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of The Inca of Perusalem 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 Inca of Perusalem
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Is this the complete text of The Inca of Perusalem?
Yes. All 1012 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3486 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Inca of Perusalem is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #3486, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Inca of Perusalem take to read?
About 84 minutes of reading across 203 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Inca of Perusalem section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Inca of Perusalem
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