The Secret Victory
The Secret Victory by Stephen McKenna is available here as the complete text, split into 1211 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Secret Victory by Stephen McKenna. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48133.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Secret Victory
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This edition of The Secret Victory by Stephen McKenna carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48133, divided into 15 chapters and 1211 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 Secret Victory in full?
The complete text of The Secret Victory is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #48133 and divided into 1211 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Secret Victory by Stephen McKenna, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #48133, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6055 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.
How is The Secret Victory divided for reading?
The Secret Victory is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Secret Victory as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1211 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.
Can I hear The Secret Victory read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Secret Victory can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Secret Victory 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 Secret Victory
Common questions about reading The Secret Victory by Stephen McKenna on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Secret Victory?
Yes. All 6055 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48133 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Secret Victory is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #48133, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Secret Victory take to read?
About 504 minutes of reading across 1211 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Secret Victory section by section
How to work through The Secret Victory section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 15 chapters of The Secret Victory 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 Secret Victory
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Secret Victory, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Victory; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lilith
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Victory; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sonia
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Victory; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Married
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Victory; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.