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Fair play

Fair play by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth is available here as the complete text, split into 1309 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth39 chapters

Fair play by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75006.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 39 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Fair play

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  1. Chapter I The Four Belles of Bellemont 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Man-Hater’s Lover 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Mysterious Letter 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Witch of Witch Elms 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Rainbows 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Lover’s Persistence 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Villa in Cape Colony 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Lady Robinson Crusoe 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Left to His Fate 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII On the Island 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Meeting by Moonlight 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Making the Best of It 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Saving the Stores 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Mystery 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Erminie’s Trials 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Another Love Chase 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Success in the Chase 109 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Another Trial for Elfie 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Erminie’s Great Sorrow 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII On the Desert Island 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Captain of the Sea Scourge 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV At Bay 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Caged Tiger 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Britomarte’s New Home 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The Old Familiar Flag 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Pirate Speaks for Himself 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Leaving the Island 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Cruise 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Chase 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Victory 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Expiation 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI A Ghost Appears to Judith 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Homeward 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Native Land 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Home Again 27 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Fair play is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Fair play as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1309 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 39 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Fair play?

Yes. All 6542 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75006 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Fair play is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #75006, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Fair play take to read?

About 545 minutes of reading across 1309 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Fair play

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

Created
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Woman
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Living
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Worthy
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