The Royal End: A Romance
The Royal End: A Romance by Henry Harland is available here as the complete text, split into 719 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Royal End: A Romance by Henry Harland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51980.
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This edition of The Royal End: A Romance by Henry Harland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #51980, divided into 9 chapters and 719 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 Royal End: A Romance is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Royal End: A Romance as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 719 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 9 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Royal End: A Romance?
Yes. All 3591 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51980 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Royal End: A Romance is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #51980, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Royal End: A Romance take to read?
About 299 minutes of reading across 719 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Royal End: A Romance
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Royal End: A Romance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Royal End: A Romance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cardinal's
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- Snuff-box
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- Friend
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