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The Shadow of Ashlydyat

The Shadow of Ashlydyat by Henry, Mrs. Wood is available here as the complete text, split into 3669 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Henry, Mrs. Wood39 chapters

The Shadow of Ashlydyat by Henry, Mrs. Wood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42200.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 39 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Shadow of Ashlydyat

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0 of 3652 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 111 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 123 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 125 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 118 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 104 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 176 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 141 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 115 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 116 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 129 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 115 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 211 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 101 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 121 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 162 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 61 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Shadow of Ashlydyat by Henry, Mrs. Wood carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42200, divided into 39 chapters and 3669 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 Shadow of Ashlydyat is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Every sentence of The Shadow of Ashlydyat 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 Shadow of Ashlydyat?

Yes. All 18343 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42200 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Shadow of Ashlydyat is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42200, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Shadow of Ashlydyat take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3669 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Shadow of Ashlydyat

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Hounds
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Bright
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Autumn
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Scene
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