Babylon, Volume 3
Babylon, Volume 3 by Grant Allen is available here as the complete text, split into 442 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Babylon, Volume 3 by Grant Allen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47433.
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Babylon, Volume 3
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- Chapter I A View of Rome, by Hiram Winthrop
- Chapter II Minna's Resolution
- Chapter III Cousins
- Chapter IV Re-Enter Gwen
- Chapter V Cecca
- Chapter VI Hiram Sees Land
- Chapter VII Man Proposes
- Chapter VIII Cecca Shows Her Hand
- Chapter IX Cecca and Minna
- Chapter X Gwen Has a Visitor
- Chapter XI Gwen's Decision
- Chapter XII After the Storm
- Chapter XIII Audouin's Mistake
- Chapter XIV A Distinguished Critic
- Chapter XV The Slough of Despond
- Chapter XVI The Chapter of Accidents
- Chapter XVII Hovering
- Chapter XVIII Audouin Sinks or Swims
- Chapter XIX All's Well That Ends Well
This edition of Babylon, Volume 3 by Grant Allen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47433, divided into 19 chapters and 442 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 Babylon, Volume 3 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #47433 and divided into 442 sections.
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How is Babylon, Volume 3 divided for reading?
Babylon, Volume 3 is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Babylon, Volume 3 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 442 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 19 chapters.
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Questions about reading Babylon, Volume 3
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Is this the complete text of Babylon, Volume 3?
Yes. All 2210 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47433 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Babylon, Volume 3 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #47433, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Babylon, Volume 3 take to read?
About 184 minutes of reading across 442 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Babylon, Volume 3 section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Babylon, Volume 3
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- Midst
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- Undulating
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- Sunlit
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- Plain
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