The Return of Tharn
The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne is available here as the complete text, split into 847 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33529.
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The Return of Tharn
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This edition of The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33529, divided into 15 chapters and 847 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 Return of Tharn is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #33529 and divided into 847 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #33529, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4233 sentences across 15 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.
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The Return of Tharn is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Return of Tharn as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 847 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 15 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Return of Tharn 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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Common questions about reading The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Return of Tharn?
Yes. All 4233 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33529 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Return of Tharn is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #33529, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Return of Tharn take to read?
About 352 minutes of reading across 847 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Return of Tharn section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Return of Tharn
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Return of Tharn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Tharn
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Return of Tharn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rescue
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Return of Tharn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Beloved
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Return of Tharn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dylara
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Return of Tharn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.