A Gentleman of Leisure
A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse is available here as the complete text, split into 1295 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65172.
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A Gentleman of Leisure
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This edition of A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65172, divided into 16 chapters and 1295 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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How is A Gentleman of Leisure divided for reading?
A Gentleman of Leisure is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Gentleman of Leisure as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1295 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 16 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Gentleman of Leisure 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.
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Is this the complete text of A Gentleman of Leisure?
Yes. All 6471 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65172 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Gentleman of Leisure is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #65172, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Gentleman of Leisure take to read?
About 539 minutes of reading across 1295 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Gentleman of Leisure
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Gentleman of Leisure, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Smoking-room
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Gentleman of Leisure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Strollers
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- Filling
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- Half-hour
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