A Night in the Luxembourg
A Night in the Luxembourg by Remy de Gourmont is available here as the complete text, split into 360 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Night in the Luxembourg by Remy de Gourmont. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #46766.
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A Night in the Luxembourg
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This edition of A Night in the Luxembourg by Remy de Gourmont carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46766, divided into 4 chapters and 360 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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A Night in the Luxembourg is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Night in the Luxembourg as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 360 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 4 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Night in the Luxembourg?
Yes. All 1796 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46766 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Night in the Luxembourg is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #46766, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Night in the Luxembourg take to read?
About 149 minutes of reading across 360 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Night in the Luxembourg
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