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The Trail of the Hawk

The Trail of the Hawk by Sinclair Lewis is available here as the complete text, split into 1508 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Sinclair Lewis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26610.

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

Course Syllabus

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

The Trail of the Hawk

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1493 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 99 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Trail of the Hawk by Sinclair Lewis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26610, divided into 39 chapters and 1508 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.

Where can I read The Trail of the Hawk in full?

The complete text of The Trail of the Hawk is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26610 and divided into 1508 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Trail of the Hawk by Sinclair Lewis, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26610, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7536 sentences across 39 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 Trail of the Hawk divided for reading?

The Trail of the Hawk is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Trail of the Hawk as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1508 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 39 chapters.

Can I hear The Trail of the Hawk read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Trail of the Hawk can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Trail of the Hawk 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 Trail of the Hawk

Common questions about reading The Trail of the Hawk by Sinclair Lewis on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Trail of the Hawk?

Yes. All 7536 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26610 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Trail of the Hawk is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #26610, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Trail of the Hawk take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1508 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Trail of the Hawk section by section

How to work through The Trail of the Hawk section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Trail of the Hawk

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Trail of the Hawk, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Table
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Contents
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Original
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Incomplete
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