The Revellers
The Revellers by Louis Tracy is available here as the complete text, split into 1361 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Revellers by Louis Tracy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35393.
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The Revellers
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This edition of The Revellers by Louis Tracy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35393, divided into 21 chapters and 1361 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 Revellers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35393 and divided into 1361 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Revellers by Louis Tracy, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35393, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6804 sentences across 21 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 Revellers divided for reading?
The Revellers is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Revellers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1361 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 21 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Revellers can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Revellers 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 Revellers
Common questions about reading The Revellers by Louis Tracy on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Revellers?
Yes. All 6804 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35393 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Revellers is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35393, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Revellers take to read?
About 567 minutes of reading across 1361 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Revellers section by section
How to work through The Revellers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 21 chapters of The Revellers to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in The Revellers
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Revellers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Revellers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wings
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Revellers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Morning
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Revellers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Postmaster's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Revellers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.