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The Letter of Credit

The Letter of Credit by Susan Warner is available here as the complete text, split into 2561 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Susan Warner31 chapters

The Letter of Credit by Susan Warner. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36159.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Letter of Credit

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0 of 2545 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 101 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 95 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 162 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 113 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 117 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 102 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Letter of Credit by Susan Warner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36159, divided into 31 chapters and 2561 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 Letter of Credit is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Letter of Credit as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2561 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 31 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Letter of Credit 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 Letter of Credit?

Yes. All 12805 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36159 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Letter of Credit is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36159, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Letter of Credit take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2561 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Letter of Credit

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Letter of Credit, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Susan
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Letter of Credit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Warner
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Letter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Letter of Credit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Credit
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Letter of Credit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.