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The Seventh Man

The Seventh Man by Max Brand is available here as the complete text, split into 890 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Seventh Man by Max Brand. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1897.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Seventh Man

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 881 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Spring 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Grey Molly 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Battle 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV King Hol 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Fight 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Rifle 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Joan Disobeys 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Discipline 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Long Arm Of The Law 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X One Trail Ends 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A New Trail Begins 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Crisis 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Equal Payment 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Suspense 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Seven For One 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Man-Hunting 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Second Man 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Concerning The Strength Of Women 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Venture 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Discipline 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Acid Test 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Bad News 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Music 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Test 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Blood Of The Father 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Billy The Clerk 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Morgan Hills 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Trap 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Relays 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Jump 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV The Asper 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV The Empty Cave 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Ben Swann 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The New Alliance 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Victory 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX The Failure 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL The Wild Geese 15 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Seventh Man by Max Brand carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1897, divided into 40 chapters and 890 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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This page carries the whole of The Seventh Man by Max Brand, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1897, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4447 sentences across 40 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 Seventh Man divided for reading?

The Seventh Man is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Seventh Man as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 890 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 40 chapters.

Can I hear The Seventh Man read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Seventh Man can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Seventh Man 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 Seventh Man

Common questions about reading The Seventh Man by Max Brand on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Seventh Man?

Yes. All 4447 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1897 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Seventh Man is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #1897, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Seventh Man take to read?

About 370 minutes of reading across 890 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Seventh Man section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Seventh Man

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Seventh Man, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Under
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Thirty
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Needs
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Neighbors
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