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Dross

Dross by Henry Seton Merriman is available here as the complete text, split into 786 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Henry Seton Merriman28 chapters

Dross by Henry Seton Merriman. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #20243.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 28 chapters

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This edition of Dross by Henry Seton Merriman carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #20243, divided into 28 chapters and 786 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 Dross is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #20243 and divided into 786 sections.

This page carries the whole of Dross by Henry Seton Merriman, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #20243, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3930 sentences across 28 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 Dross divided for reading?

Dross is presented in 28 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Dross as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 786 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 28 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.

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Every sentence of Dross 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 Dross?

Yes. All 3930 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20243 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #20243, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Dross take to read?

About 327 minutes of reading across 786 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Dross

Words and structures a reader meets early in Dross, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Destinee: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dross; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Manieres: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dross; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Briser: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dross; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Refusant: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dross; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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