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The Yellow Claw

The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1080 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2028.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 30 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Yellow Claw

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0 of 1067 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2028, divided into 30 chapters and 1080 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 Yellow Claw is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2028 and divided into 1080 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2028, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5398 sentences across 30 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 Yellow Claw divided for reading?

The Yellow Claw is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Yellow Claw as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1080 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 30 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 Yellow Claw read aloud?

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

Every sentence of The Yellow Claw 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 Yellow Claw

Common questions about reading The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Yellow Claw?

Yes. All 5398 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2028 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Yellow Claw is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2028, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Yellow Claw take to read?

About 449 minutes of reading across 1080 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Yellow Claw section by section

How to work through The Yellow Claw section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in The Yellow Claw

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Yellow Claw, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Abraham: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Yellow Claw; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Levinsky: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Yellow Claw; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Butts: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Yellow Claw; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Studio: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Yellow Claw; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

The Yellow Claw

Where can I read The Yellow Claw in full?

How is The Yellow Claw divided for reading?

Can I hear The Yellow Claw read aloud?

Questions about reading The Yellow Claw

How to read The Yellow Claw section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Yellow Claw