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The Queen's Quair

The Queen's Quair by Maurice Hewlett is available here as the complete text, split into 2383 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Maurice Hewlett37 chapters

The Queen's Quair by Maurice Hewlett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61466.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Queen's Quair

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0 of 2365 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 98 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 114 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 105 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 104 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 99 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Queen's Quair by Maurice Hewlett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61466, divided into 37 chapters and 2383 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 Queen's Quair in full?

The complete text of The Queen's Quair is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61466 and divided into 2383 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Queen's Quair by Maurice Hewlett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61466, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 11913 sentences across 37 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's Quair divided for reading?

The Queen's Quair is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Queen's Quair as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2383 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 37 chapters.

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

Every sentence of The Queen's Quair 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's Quair

Common questions about reading The Queen's Quair by Maurice Hewlett on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Queen's Quair?

Yes. All 11913 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61466 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Queen's Quair is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #61466, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Queen's Quair take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2383 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Queen's Quair section by section

How to work through The Queen's Quair section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Queen's Quair

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Queen's Quair, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Improbus
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Queen's Quair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Crudelis
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Queen's Quair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Quoque
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Queen's Quair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mater
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Queen's Quair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.