Footsteps of Fate
Footsteps of Fate by Louis Couperus is available here as the complete text, split into 594 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Footsteps of Fate by Louis Couperus. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34678.
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Footsteps of Fate
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This edition of Footsteps of Fate by Louis Couperus carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34678, divided into 5 chapters and 594 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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Footsteps of Fate is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Footsteps of Fate as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 594 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 5 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Footsteps of Fate?
Yes. All 2966 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34678 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Footsteps of Fate is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34678, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Footsteps of Fate take to read?
About 247 minutes of reading across 594 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Footsteps of Fate
Words and structures a reader meets early in Footsteps of Fate, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Petherick
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- Introduction
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- Dutch
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- Sensitivists
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