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The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2

The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 by John Galsworthy is available here as the complete text, split into 1618 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Forsyte saga, Volume 2 by John Galsworthy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2594.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1603 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 245 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II At Timothy’s 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Exit a Man of the World 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Soames Prepares to Take Steps 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Soho 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI James Sees Visions 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII No-Longer-Young Jolyon at Home 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Jolyon Prosecutes Trusteeship 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Val Hears the News 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Soames Entertains the Future 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI And Visits the Past 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII On Forsyte ’Change 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Jolyon Finds Out Where He Is 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Soames Discovers What He Wants 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Third Generation 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Soames Puts It to the Touch 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Visit to Irene 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Where Forsytes Fear to Tread 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Jolly Sits in Judgment 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Jolyon in Two Minds 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Challenge 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Dinner at James’ 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Death of the Dog Balthasar 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Timothy Stays the Rot 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Progress of the Chase 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI “Here We Are Again!” 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Outlandish Night 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX In the Web 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Richmond Park 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Soames Acts 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII A Summer Day 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV A Summer Night 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Out of the Web 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Passing of an Age 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Birth of a Forsyte 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX James Is Told 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL His 17 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 by John Galsworthy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2594, divided into 40 chapters and 1618 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 The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2594 and divided into 1618 sections.

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How is The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 divided for reading?

The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1618 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 40 chapters.

Can I hear The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 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 The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2

Common questions about reading The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 by John Galsworthy on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2?

Yes. All 8090 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2594 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2594, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1618 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2 section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Summer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lease
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Short
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shakespeare
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Forsyte Saga, Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.