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Every Man in His Humour

Every Man in His Humour by Ben Jonson is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 822 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Every Man in His Humour by Ben Jonson. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3694.

10 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Every Man in His Humour

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This edition of Every Man in His Humour by Ben Jonson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3694, divided into 10 chapters and 822 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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Every Man in His Humour is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Every Man in His Humour as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 822 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 10 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 Every Man in His Humour?

Yes. All 4109 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3694 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Every Man in His Humour is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3694, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Every Man in His Humour take to read?

About 342 minutes of reading across 822 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Every Man in His Humour

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Greatest
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English
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Dramatists
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Except
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