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At the Villa Rose

At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1129 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4745.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 20 chapters

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At the Villa Rose

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0 of 1119 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4745, divided into 20 chapters and 1129 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 At the Villa Rose is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #4745 and divided into 1129 sections.

This page carries the whole of At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #4745, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5644 sentences across 20 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 At the Villa Rose divided for reading?

At the Villa Rose is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting At the Villa Rose as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1129 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 20 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 At the Villa Rose read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of At the Villa Rose can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of At the Villa Rose 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 At the Villa Rose

Common questions about reading At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of At the Villa Rose?

Yes. All 5644 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4745 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of At the Villa Rose is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #4745, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does At the Villa Rose take to read?

About 470 minutes of reading across 1129 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read At the Villa Rose section by section

How to work through At the Villa Rose section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in At the Villa Rose

Words and structures a reader meets early in At the Villa Rose, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Monday
A word that appears in the opening chapter of At the Villa Rose; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Evening
A word that appears in the opening chapter of At the Villa Rose; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ricardo
A word that appears in the opening chapter of At the Villa Rose; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Harry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of At the Villa Rose; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.