Ancient Manners
Ancient Manners by Pierre Louÿs is available here as the complete text, split into 877 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Ancient Manners by Pierre Louÿs. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36378.
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Ancient Manners
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This edition of Ancient Manners by Pierre Louÿs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36378, divided into 6 chapters and 877 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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The complete text of Ancient Manners is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36378 and divided into 877 sections.
This page carries the whole of Ancient Manners by Pierre Louÿs, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36378, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4383 sentences across 6 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 Ancient Manners divided for reading?
Ancient Manners is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Ancient Manners as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 877 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 6 chapters.
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Every sentence of Ancient Manners 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 Ancient Manners
Common questions about reading Ancient Manners by Pierre Louÿs on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Ancient Manners?
Yes. All 4383 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36378 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Ancient Manners is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36378, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Ancient Manners take to read?
About 365 minutes of reading across 877 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Ancient Manners
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ancient Manners, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Translation
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ancient Manners; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ancient
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- Manners
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- Executed
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