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Zula

Zula by H. Esselstyn Lindley is available here as the complete text, split into 1091 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

H. Esselstyn Lindley37 chapters

Zula by H. Esselstyn Lindley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34168.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 37 chapters

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Zula

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This edition of Zula by H. Esselstyn Lindley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34168, divided into 37 chapters and 1091 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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This page carries the whole of Zula by H. Esselstyn Lindley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34168, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5451 sentences across 37 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 Zula divided for reading?

Zula is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Zula as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1091 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 37 chapters.

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Every sentence of Zula 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 Zula?

Yes. All 5451 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34168 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Zula is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #34168, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Zula take to read?

About 454 minutes of reading across 1091 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Zula

Words and structures a reader meets early in Zula, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Zula; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wretch: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Zula; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dreadfully: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Zula; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sinful: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Zula; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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