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The Last Vendée

The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas is available here as the complete text, split into 2835 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49784.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 35 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Last Vendée

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 2818 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 77 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49784, divided into 35 chapters and 2835 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 Last Vendée is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Last Vendée as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2835 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 35 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Last Vendée 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 Last Vendée

Common questions about reading The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Last Vendée?

Yes. All 14173 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49784 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Last Vendée is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #49784, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Last Vendée take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Last Vendée section by section

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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 Last Vendée

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

Diphthong
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Last Vendée; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Represented
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Last Vendée; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Appears
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Jerusalem
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Last Vendée; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.