A Manifest Destiny
A Manifest Destiny by Julia Magruder is available here as the complete text, split into 477 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Manifest Destiny by Julia Magruder. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30464.
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A Manifest Destiny
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This edition of A Manifest Destiny by Julia Magruder carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30464, divided into 18 chapters and 477 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 Manifest Destiny is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30464 and divided into 477 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Manifest Destiny by Julia Magruder, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30464, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2382 sentences across 18 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 A Manifest Destiny divided for reading?
A Manifest Destiny is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Manifest Destiny as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 477 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 18 chapters.
Can I hear A Manifest Destiny read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Manifest Destiny can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Manifest Destiny 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 Manifest Destiny
Common questions about reading A Manifest Destiny by Julia Magruder on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Manifest Destiny?
Yes. All 2382 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30464 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Manifest Destiny is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30464, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Manifest Destiny take to read?
About 198 minutes of reading across 477 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Manifest Destiny section by section
How to work through A Manifest Destiny section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Read one section
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in A Manifest Destiny
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Manifest Destiny, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Bettina
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Manifest Destiny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mowbray
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Manifest Destiny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Walking
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Manifest Destiny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ocean
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Manifest Destiny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.