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The Trampling of the Lilies

The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 802 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2783.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 23 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Trampling of the Lilies

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0 of 792 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 19 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2783, divided into 23 chapters and 802 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The complete text of The Trampling of the Lilies is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2783 and divided into 802 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2783, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4006 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 Trampling of the Lilies divided for reading?

The Trampling of the Lilies is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Trampling of the Lilies as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 802 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 23 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

Can I hear The Trampling of the Lilies read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Trampling of the Lilies 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 Trampling of the Lilies

Common questions about reading The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Trampling of the Lilies?

Yes. All 4006 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2783 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Trampling of the Lilies is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2783, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Trampling of the Lilies take to read?

About 333 minutes of reading across 802 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Trampling of the Lilies section by section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Trampling of the Lilies

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

Spring
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Trampling of the Lilies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bellecour--the
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Trampling of the Lilies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Short
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Trampling of the Lilies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Three
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Trampling of the Lilies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.