Harum Scarum's Fortune
Harum Scarum's Fortune by Esmè Stuart is available here as the complete text, split into 1020 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Harum Scarum's Fortune by Esmè Stuart. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45281.
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This edition of Harum Scarum's Fortune by Esmè Stuart carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45281, divided into 12 chapters and 1020 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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Harum Scarum's Fortune is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Harum Scarum's Fortune as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1020 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 12 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Harum Scarum's Fortune?
Yes. All 5097 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45281 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Harum Scarum's Fortune is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45281, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Harum Scarum's Fortune take to read?
About 424 minutes of reading across 1020 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Harum Scarum's Fortune
Words and structures a reader meets early in Harum Scarum's Fortune, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Jarrolds
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Harum Scarum's Fortune; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Publishers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Harum Scarum's Fortune; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- London
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- Limited
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