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Confessions of a Thug

Confessions of a Thug by Meadows Taylor is available here as the complete text, split into 1778 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Confessions of a Thug by Meadows Taylor. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44881.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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Confessions of a Thug

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  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 124 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Confessions of a Thug by Meadows Taylor carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44881, divided into 40 chapters and 1778 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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Every sentence of Confessions of a Thug 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.

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Is this the complete text of Confessions of a Thug?

Yes. All 8887 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44881 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Confessions of a Thug is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #44881, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Confessions of a Thug take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1778 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Confessions of a Thug

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Confessions
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Confessions of a Thug; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Captain
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Meadows
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Taylor
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