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Hung Lou Meng — Book II

Hung Lou Meng — Book II by Xueqin Cao is available here as the complete text, split into 2805 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book II by Xueqin Cao. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9604.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle

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Hung Lou Meng — Book II

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This edition of Hung Lou Meng — Book II by Xueqin Cao carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #9604, divided into 32 chapters and 2805 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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Rather than presenting Hung Lou Meng — Book II as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2805 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 32 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #9604, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 2805 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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