The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History
The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History by Judith Gautier is available here as the complete text, split into 1277 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History by Judith Gautier. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47002.
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The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
This edition of The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History by Judith Gautier carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47002, divided into 31 chapters and 1277 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 Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #47002 and divided into 1277 sections.
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The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1277 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 31 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History?
Yes. All 6385 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47002 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #47002, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History take to read?
About 532 minutes of reading across 1277 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Lemon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Grove
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Night
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Nearly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Usurper: An Episode in Japanese History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.