The Straits Impregnable
The Straits Impregnable by Sydney Loch is available here as the complete text, split into 980 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Straits Impregnable by Sydney Loch. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60875.
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The Straits Impregnable
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This edition of The Straits Impregnable by Sydney Loch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60875, divided into 19 chapters and 980 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 Straits Impregnable is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60875 and divided into 980 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Straits Impregnable by Sydney Loch, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60875, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4900 sentences across 19 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 Straits Impregnable divided for reading?
The Straits Impregnable is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Straits Impregnable as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 980 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 19 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Straits Impregnable 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 Straits Impregnable
Common questions about reading The Straits Impregnable by Sydney Loch on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Straits Impregnable?
Yes. All 4900 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60875 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Straits Impregnable is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60875, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Straits Impregnable take to read?
About 408 minutes of reading across 980 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Straits Impregnable section by section
How to work through The Straits Impregnable section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Straits Impregnable
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Straits Impregnable, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Written
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Straits Impregnable; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Australia
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Straits Impregnable; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Egypt
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Straits Impregnable; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gallipoli
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Straits Impregnable; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.