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Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again

Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again by Mark Twain is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 50 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again by Mark Twain. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3191.

7 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 7 chapters

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This edition of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again by Mark Twain carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3191, divided into 7 chapters and 50 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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The complete text of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3191 and divided into 50 sections.

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How is Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again divided for reading?

Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 50 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 7 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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Every sentence of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

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Is this the complete text of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again?

Yes. All 250 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3191 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3191, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again take to read?

About 20 minutes of reading across 50 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again

Words and structures a reader meets early in Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Shanghai
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ching-foo
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Settled
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Leave
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.