A Rogue's Life
A Rogue's Life by Wilkie Collins is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 459 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Rogue's Life by Wilkie Collins. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1588.
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A Rogue's Life
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
This edition of A Rogue's Life by Wilkie Collins carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1588, divided into 16 chapters and 459 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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A Rogue's Life is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Rogue's Life as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 459 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 16 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of A Rogue's Life?
Yes. All 2291 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1588 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Rogue's Life is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1588, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Rogue's Life take to read?
About 190 minutes of reading across 459 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Rogue's Life
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Rogue's Life, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Going
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- Write
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- Something
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- Myself
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