After the Pardon
After the Pardon by Matilde Serao is available here as the complete text, split into 898 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
After the Pardon by Matilde Serao. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50318.
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This edition of After the Pardon by Matilde Serao carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50318, divided into 4 chapters and 898 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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After the Pardon is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting After the Pardon as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 898 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 After the Pardon?
Yes. All 4490 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50318 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of After the Pardon is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50318, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does After the Pardon take to read?
About 374 minutes of reading across 898 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in After the Pardon
Words and structures a reader meets early in After the Pardon, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Spring
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of After the Pardon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Publications
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of After the Pardon; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stuyvesant
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- Press
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