The Three Sapphires
The Three Sapphires by William Alexander Fraser is available here as the complete text, split into 774 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Three Sapphires by William Alexander Fraser. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35179.
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The Three Sapphires
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This edition of The Three Sapphires by William Alexander Fraser carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35179, divided into 23 chapters and 774 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 Three Sapphires is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35179 and divided into 774 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Three Sapphires by William Alexander Fraser, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35179, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3869 sentences across 23 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 Three Sapphires divided for reading?
The Three Sapphires is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Three Sapphires as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 774 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 23 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Three Sapphires can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Three Sapphires 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 Three Sapphires
Common questions about reading The Three Sapphires by William Alexander Fraser on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Three Sapphires?
Yes. All 3869 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35179 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Three Sapphires is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35179, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Three Sapphires take to read?
About 322 minutes of reading across 774 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Three Sapphires section by section
How to work through The Three Sapphires section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Three Sapphires
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Three Sapphires, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Sapphires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fool's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Sapphires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Printed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Sapphires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- United
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Sapphires; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.