The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli is available here as the complete text, split into 1407 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Sorrows of Satan or, The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire: A Romance by Marie Corelli. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42332.
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The Sorrows of Satan
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This edition of The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42332, divided into 17 chapters and 1407 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 complete text of The Sorrows of Satan is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #42332 and divided into 1407 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #42332, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7031 sentences across 17 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 Sorrows of Satan divided for reading?
The Sorrows of Satan is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Sorrows of Satan as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1407 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 17 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Sorrows of Satan 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 Sorrows of Satan?
Yes. All 7031 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42332 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Sorrows of Satan is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42332, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Sorrows of Satan take to read?
About 585 minutes of reading across 1407 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Sorrows of Satan
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sorrows of Satan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Methuen
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- London
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- Essex
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- Street
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