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The Wind Before the Dawn

The Wind Before the Dawn by Dell H. Munger is available here as the complete text, split into 1536 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Dell H. Munger26 chapters

The Wind Before the Dawn by Dell H. Munger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26992.

26 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 26 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Wind Before the Dawn

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

0 of 1524 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 98 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 118 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 117 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Wind Before the Dawn by Dell H. Munger carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26992, divided into 26 chapters and 1536 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 Wind Before the Dawn is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26992 and divided into 1536 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Wind Before the Dawn by Dell H. Munger, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26992, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7676 sentences across 26 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 Wind Before the Dawn divided for reading?

The Wind Before the Dawn is presented in 26 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Wind Before the Dawn as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1536 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 26 chapters.

Can I hear The Wind Before the Dawn read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Wind Before the Dawn 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 Wind Before the Dawn

Common questions about reading The Wind Before the Dawn by Dell H. Munger on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Wind Before the Dawn?

Yes. All 7676 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26992 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Wind Before the Dawn is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #26992, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Wind Before the Dawn take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1536 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Wind Before the Dawn section by section

How to work through The Wind Before the Dawn section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 26 chapters of The Wind Before the Dawn to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Wind Before the Dawn

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wind Before the Dawn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Unclouded
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wind Before the Dawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Burning
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wind Before the Dawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
August
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wind Before the Dawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Driven
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wind Before the Dawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.