Guy and Pauline
Guy and Pauline by Compton MacKenzie is available here as the complete text, split into 1262 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Guy and Pauline by Compton MacKenzie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39556.
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Guy and Pauline
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This edition of Guy and Pauline by Compton MacKenzie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39556, divided into 15 chapters and 1262 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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The complete text of Guy and Pauline is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #39556 and divided into 1262 sections.
This page carries the whole of Guy and Pauline by Compton MacKenzie, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #39556, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6307 sentences across 15 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
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Guy and Pauline is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Guy and Pauline as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1262 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 15 chapters.
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Every sentence of Guy and Pauline 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 Guy and Pauline?
Yes. All 6307 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39556 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Guy and Pauline is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39556, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Guy and Pauline take to read?
About 525 minutes of reading across 1262 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Guy and Pauline
Words and structures a reader meets early in Guy and Pauline, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- General
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- Hamilton
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- Train
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- Puffed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Guy and Pauline; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.