Witch of the Demon Seas
Witch of the Demon Seas by Poul Anderson is available here as the complete text, split into 330 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Witch of the Demon Seas by Poul Anderson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64049.
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Witch of the Demon Seas
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This edition of Witch of the Demon Seas by Poul Anderson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64049, divided into 4 chapters and 330 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 Witch of the Demon Seas is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #64049 and divided into 330 sections.
This page carries the whole of Witch of the Demon Seas by Poul Anderson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #64049, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1646 sentences across 4 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 Witch of the Demon Seas divided for reading?
Witch of the Demon Seas is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Witch of the Demon Seas as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 330 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 4 chapters.
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Every sentence of Witch of the Demon Seas 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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Is this the complete text of Witch of the Demon Seas?
Yes. All 1646 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64049 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Witch of the Demon Seas is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64049, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Witch of the Demon Seas take to read?
About 137 minutes of reading across 330 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Witch of the Demon Seas
Words and structures a reader meets early in Witch of the Demon Seas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Novel
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Witch of the Demon Seas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Alien
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Witch of the Demon Seas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sorcery
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Witch of the Demon Seas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Craig
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Witch of the Demon Seas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.