A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse is available here as the complete text, split into 1311 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Damsel in Distress by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2233.
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A Damsel in Distress
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
This edition of A Damsel in Distress by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2233, divided into 27 chapters and 1311 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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Is this the complete text of A Damsel in Distress?
Yes. All 6552 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2233 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #2233, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Damsel in Distress take to read?
About 546 minutes of reading across 1311 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Damsel in Distress
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Damsel in Distress, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Inasmuch
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- Scene
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- Story
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- Historic
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