The Law of Hemlock Mountain
The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford is available here as the complete text, split into 830 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34208.
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The Law of Hemlock Mountain
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This edition of The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34208, divided into 22 chapters and 830 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 Law of Hemlock Mountain is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34208 and divided into 830 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34208, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4146 sentences across 22 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.
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The Law of Hemlock Mountain is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Law of Hemlock Mountain as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 830 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 22 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Law of Hemlock Mountain 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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Is this the complete text of The Law of Hemlock Mountain?
Yes. All 4146 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34208 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Law of Hemlock Mountain is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34208, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Law of Hemlock Mountain take to read?
About 345 minutes of reading across 830 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Law of Hemlock Mountain
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Law of Hemlock Mountain, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Press
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- Braunworth
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- Manufacturers
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- Brooklyn
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