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The Midnight Queen

The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming is available here as the complete text, split into 889 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2950.

22 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 22 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Midnight Queen

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0 of 882 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Dead Bride 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Court Page 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Stranger 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Dwarf and the Ruin 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI La Masque 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Earl's Barge 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Midnight Queen 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Leoline 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Page, the Fires, and the Fall 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Doom 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Escaped 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV In the Dungeon 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Leoline's Visitors 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Hidden Face 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Interview 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Hubert's Whisper 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Day-Dawn 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Finis 23 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2950, divided into 22 chapters and 889 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.

Where can I read The Midnight Queen in full?

The complete text of The Midnight Queen is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2950 and divided into 889 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2950, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4445 sentences across 22 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 The Midnight Queen divided for reading?

The Midnight Queen is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Midnight Queen as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 889 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 22 chapters.

Can I hear The Midnight Queen read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Midnight Queen can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Midnight Queen 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 Midnight Queen

Common questions about reading The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Midnight Queen?

Yes. All 4445 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2950 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Midnight Queen is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2950, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Midnight Queen take to read?

About 370 minutes of reading across 889 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Midnight Queen section by section

How to work through The Midnight Queen section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 22 chapters of The Midnight Queen to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Midnight Queen

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Midnight Queen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Plague
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Midnight Queen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Raged
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Midnight Queen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
London
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Midnight Queen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Destroying
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Midnight Queen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.