Emily Fox-Seton
Emily Fox-Seton by Frances Hodgson Burnett is available here as the complete text, split into 1044 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Emily Fox-Seton : being The making of a marchioness and The methods of Lady Walderhurst by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17226.
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This edition of Emily Fox-Seton by Frances Hodgson Burnett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17226, divided into 13 chapters and 1044 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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Emily Fox-Seton is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Emily Fox-Seton as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1044 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 13 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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Is this the complete text of Emily Fox-Seton?
Yes. All 5218 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17226 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Emily Fox-Seton is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #17226, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Emily Fox-Seton take to read?
About 434 minutes of reading across 1044 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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