An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye by Anthony Trollope is available here as the complete text, split into 832 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
An Eye for an Eye by Anthony Trollope. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16804.
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An Eye for an Eye
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This edition of An Eye for an Eye by Anthony Trollope carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16804, divided into 24 chapters and 832 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 An Eye for an Eye is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #16804 and divided into 832 sections.
This page carries the whole of An Eye for an Eye by Anthony Trollope, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #16804, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4157 sentences across 24 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 An Eye for an Eye divided for reading?
An Eye for an Eye is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting An Eye for an Eye as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 832 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 24 chapters.
Can I hear An Eye for an Eye read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of An Eye for an Eye can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of An Eye for an Eye 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 An Eye for an Eye
Common questions about reading An Eye for an Eye by Anthony Trollope on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of An Eye for an Eye?
Yes. All 4157 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16804 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of An Eye for an Eye is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #16804, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does An Eye for an Eye take to read?
About 346 minutes of reading across 832 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read An Eye for an Eye section by section
How to work through An Eye for an Eye section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in An Eye for an Eye
Words and structures a reader meets early in An Eye for an Eye, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Scroope
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Eye for an Eye; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Manor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Eye for an Eye; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Years
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- Matters
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Eye for an Eye; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.