His Majesty's Well-Beloved
His Majesty's Well-Beloved by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy is available here as the complete text, split into 728 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
His Majesty's Well-Beloved An Episode in the Life of Mr. Thomas Betteron as told by His Friend John Honeywood by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39787.
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This edition of His Majesty's Well-Beloved by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39787, divided into 16 chapters and 728 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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His Majesty's Well-Beloved is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Yes. All 3639 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39787 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #39787, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 303 minutes of reading across 728 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Author
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- League
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- Pimpernel
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