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A Woman-Hater

A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 2146 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3669.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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This edition of A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3669, divided into 32 chapters and 2146 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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The complete text of A Woman-Hater is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3669 and divided into 2146 sections.

This page carries the whole of A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #3669, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 10727 sentences across 32 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 Woman-Hater divided for reading?

A Woman-Hater is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting A Woman-Hater as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2146 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 32 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 Woman-Hater?

Yes. All 10727 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3669 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Woman-Hater is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3669, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Woman-Hater take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2146 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Golden: A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Woman-Hater; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Homburg: A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Woman-Hater; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A Woman-Hater

Where can I read A Woman-Hater in full?

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Can I hear A Woman-Hater read aloud?

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Vocabulary met early in A Woman-Hater