This World Must Die!
This World Must Die! by H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe is available here as the complete text, split into 134 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
This World Must Die! by H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #23102.
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This World Must Die!
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This edition of This World Must Die! by H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #23102, divided into 1 chapters and 134 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 This World Must Die! is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #23102 and divided into 134 sections.
This page carries the whole of This World Must Die! by H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #23102, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 666 sentences across 1 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 This World Must Die! divided for reading?
This World Must Die! is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting This World Must Die! as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 134 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 1 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 This World Must Die! read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of This World Must Die! can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of This World Must Die! 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 This World Must Die!
Common questions about reading This World Must Die! by H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of This World Must Die!?
Yes. All 666 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #23102 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of This World Must Die! is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #23102, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does This World Must Die! take to read?
About 55 minutes of reading across 134 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read This World Must Die! section by section
How to work through This World Must Die! section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 1 chapters of This World Must Die! to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in This World Must Die!
Words and structures a reader meets early in This World Must Die!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Social
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This World Must Die!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Living
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This World Must Die!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Requires
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This World Must Die!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Elimination
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of This World Must Die!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.