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The seventh shot

The seventh shot by Herman Landon is available here as the complete text, split into 994 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Herman Landon33 chapters

The seventh shot by Herman Landon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #76659.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 33 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The seventh shot

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0 of 977 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The seventh shot by Herman Landon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #76659, divided into 33 chapters and 994 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 shot by Herman Landon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #76659, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4967 sentences across 33 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 shot divided for reading?

The seventh shot is presented in 33 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The seventh shot as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 994 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 33 chapters.

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Every sentence of The seventh shot 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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Is this the complete text of The seventh shot?

Yes. All 4967 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #76659 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The seventh shot is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #76659, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The seventh shot take to read?

About 413 minutes of reading across 994 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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