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The Old Blood

The Old Blood by Frederick Palmer is available here as the complete text, split into 1069 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Frederick Palmer32 chapters

The Old Blood by Frederick Palmer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36329.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 32 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Old Blood

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

0 of 1054 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Old Blood by Frederick Palmer carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36329, divided into 32 chapters and 1069 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.

Where can I read The Old Blood in full?

The complete text of The Old Blood is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36329 and divided into 1069 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Old Blood by Frederick Palmer, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36329, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5341 sentences across 32 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 Old Blood divided for reading?

The Old Blood is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Old Blood as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1069 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 32 chapters.

Can I hear The Old Blood read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Old Blood can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Old Blood 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 Old Blood

Common questions about reading The Old Blood by Frederick Palmer on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Old Blood?

Yes. All 5341 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36329 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Old Blood is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36329, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Old Blood take to read?

About 445 minutes of reading across 1069 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Old Blood section by section

How to work through The Old Blood section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 32 chapters of The Old Blood to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Old Blood

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

Great
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Blood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Company
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Blood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Perhaps
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Blood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Story-teller
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Old Blood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.