Under One Sceptre
Under One Sceptre by Emily Sarah Holt is available here as the complete text, split into 589 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Under One Sceptre, or Mortimer's Mission: The Story of the Lord of the Marches by Emily Sarah Holt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44464.
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Under One Sceptre
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This edition of Under One Sceptre by Emily Sarah Holt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44464, divided into 7 chapters and 589 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 Under One Sceptre is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #44464 and divided into 589 sections.
This page carries the whole of Under One Sceptre by Emily Sarah Holt, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #44464, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2944 sentences across 7 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 Under One Sceptre divided for reading?
Under One Sceptre is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Under One Sceptre as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 589 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 7 chapters.
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Every sentence of Under One Sceptre 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.
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Common questions about reading Under One Sceptre by Emily Sarah Holt on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Under One Sceptre?
Yes. All 2944 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44464 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Under One Sceptre is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44464, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Under One Sceptre take to read?
About 245 minutes of reading across 589 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Under One Sceptre
Words and structures a reader meets early in Under One Sceptre, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Under One Sceptre; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Marches
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Under One Sceptre; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Under One Sceptre; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mistress
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