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An Unpardonable Liar

An Unpardonable Liar by Gilbert Parker is available here as the complete text, split into 324 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

An Unpardonable Liar by Gilbert Parker. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15793.

3 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 3 chapters

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An Unpardonable Liar

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This edition of An Unpardonable Liar by Gilbert Parker carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15793, divided into 3 chapters and 324 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 An Unpardonable Liar is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #15793 and divided into 324 sections.

This page carries the whole of An Unpardonable Liar by Gilbert Parker, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #15793, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1617 sentences across 3 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 An Unpardonable Liar divided for reading?

An Unpardonable Liar is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting An Unpardonable Liar as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 324 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 3 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.

Can I hear An Unpardonable Liar read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of An Unpardonable Liar can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of An Unpardonable Liar 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 An Unpardonable Liar

Common questions about reading An Unpardonable Liar by Gilbert Parker on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of An Unpardonable Liar?

Yes. All 1617 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15793 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of An Unpardonable Liar is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #15793, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does An Unpardonable Liar take to read?

About 134 minutes of reading across 324 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read An Unpardonable Liar section by section

How to work through An Unpardonable Liar section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in An Unpardonable Liar

Words and structures a reader meets early in An Unpardonable Liar, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Wide--
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Unpardonable Liar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Remember
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Unpardonable Liar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Chillun
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Unpardonable Liar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mornin
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Unpardonable Liar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.