Frivolous Cupid
Frivolous Cupid by Anthony Hope is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 406 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Frivolous Cupid by Anthony Hope. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #428.
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Frivolous Cupid
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This edition of Frivolous Cupid by Anthony Hope carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #428, divided into 10 chapters and 406 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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How is Frivolous Cupid divided for reading?
Frivolous Cupid is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Frivolous Cupid as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 406 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 Frivolous Cupid?
Yes. All 2026 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #428 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Frivolous Cupid is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #428, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Frivolous Cupid take to read?
About 168 minutes of reading across 406 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Frivolous Cupid
Words and structures a reader meets early in Frivolous Cupid, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Anthony
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frivolous Cupid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pseud
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frivolous Cupid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cupid
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frivolous Cupid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Yesterday
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frivolous Cupid; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.