The Red Cockade
The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman is available here as the complete text, split into 1399 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The red cockade by Stanley John Weyman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39297.
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The Red Cockade
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This edition of The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39297, divided into 25 chapters and 1399 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 Red Cockade is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #39297 and divided into 1399 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #39297, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6992 sentences across 25 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 Red Cockade divided for reading?
The Red Cockade is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Red Cockade as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1399 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 25 chapters.
Can I hear The Red Cockade read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Red Cockade can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Red Cockade 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 Red Cockade
Common questions about reading The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Red Cockade?
Yes. All 6992 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39297 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Red Cockade is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39297, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Red Cockade take to read?
About 582 minutes of reading across 1399 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Red Cockade section by section
How to work through The Red Cockade section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 25 chapters of The Red Cockade to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Red Cockade
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Red Cockade, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Source
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Cockade; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- House
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Cockade; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gentleman
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Cockade; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- France
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Cockade; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.