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The Queen of the Savannah

The Queen of the Savannah by Gustave Aimard is available here as the complete text, split into 1197 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Gustave Aimard40 chapters

The Queen of the Savannah: A Story of the Mexican War by Gustave Aimard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44448.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Queen of the Savannah

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

0 of 1180 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 33 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Queen of the Savannah by Gustave Aimard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44448, divided into 40 chapters and 1197 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 Queen of the Savannah is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44448 and divided into 1197 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Queen of the Savannah by Gustave Aimard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44448, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5983 sentences across 40 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 Queen of the Savannah divided for reading?

The Queen of the Savannah is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Queen of the Savannah as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1197 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 40 chapters.

Can I hear The Queen of the Savannah read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Queen of the Savannah 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 Queen of the Savannah

Common questions about reading The Queen of the Savannah by Gustave Aimard on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Queen of the Savannah?

Yes. All 5983 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44448 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Queen of the Savannah is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #44448, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Queen of the Savannah take to read?

About 498 minutes of reading across 1197 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Queen of the Savannah section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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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 Queen of the Savannah

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Dbooks
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Bodleian
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Books
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