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A Changed Man, and Other Tales

A Changed Man, and Other Tales by Thomas Hardy is available here as the complete text, split into 975 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Changed Man, and Other Tales by Thomas Hardy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3058.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 32 chapters

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A Changed Man, and Other Tales

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  1. Chapter I 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI She Misses Her Sister 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Her Gloom Lightens a Little 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX She Beholds the Attractive Stranger 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Her Situation Is a Trying One 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Her Ingenuity Instigates Her 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV She Adds a Note Long After 411 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of A Changed Man, and Other Tales by Thomas Hardy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3058, divided into 32 chapters and 975 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 A Changed Man, and Other Tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3058 and divided into 975 sections.

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How is A Changed Man, and Other Tales divided for reading?

A Changed Man, and Other Tales is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting A Changed Man, and Other Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 975 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 32 chapters.

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Every sentence of A Changed Man, and Other Tales 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 A Changed Man, and Other Tales

Common questions about reading A Changed Man, and Other Tales by Thomas Hardy on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of A Changed Man, and Other Tales?

Yes. All 4871 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3058 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Changed Man, and Other Tales is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3058, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Changed Man, and Other Tales take to read?

About 405 minutes of reading across 975 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read A Changed Man, and Other Tales section by section

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Vocabulary met early in A Changed Man, and Other Tales

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Changed Man, and Other Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Person
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Actors
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Themselves
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Chanced
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