Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1
Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 by Sven Anders Hedin is available here as the complete text, split into 1434 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 1 (of 2) by Sven Anders Hedin. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43497.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1
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This edition of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 by Sven Anders Hedin carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43497, divided into 21 chapters and 1434 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 Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43497 and divided into 1434 sections.
This page carries the whole of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 by Sven Anders Hedin, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43497, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7169 sentences across 21 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 Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 divided for reading?
Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1434 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 21 chapters.
Can I hear Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 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 Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1
Common questions about reading Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 by Sven Anders Hedin on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1?
Yes. All 7169 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43497 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43497, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 take to read?
About 597 minutes of reading across 1434 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 section by section
How to work through Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1
Words and structures a reader meets early in Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Electrotyped
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Published
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- December
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Norwood
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Trans-Himalaya — Vol. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.