The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe is available here as the complete text, split into 39 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Montresor lures the arrogant wine connoisseur Fortunato deep into the palazzo catacombs for a chilling revenge.
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This edition of The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1063, divided into 2 chapters and 41 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The Cask of Amontillado is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Is this the complete text of The Cask of Amontillado?
Yes. All 202 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1063 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Cask of Amontillado is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1063, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 16 minutes of reading across 41 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Cask of Amontillado
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Cask of Amontillado, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Thousand
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- Injuries
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- Fortunato
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cask of Amontillado; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Borne
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cask of Amontillado; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.