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I Will Maintain

I Will Maintain by Marjorie Bowen is available here as the complete text, split into 1901 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Marjorie Bowen37 chapters

I Will Maintain by Marjorie Bowen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53549.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

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I Will Maintain

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  1. Chapter I 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 112 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 107 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of I Will Maintain by Marjorie Bowen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53549, divided into 37 chapters and 1901 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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I Will Maintain is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting I Will Maintain as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1901 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 37 chapters.

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Every sentence of I Will Maintain 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 I Will Maintain?

Yes. All 9501 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53549 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of I Will Maintain is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #53549, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does I Will Maintain take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1901 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in I Will Maintain

Words and structures a reader meets early in I Will Maintain, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Subject
A word that appears in the opening chapter of I Will Maintain; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Seldom
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Touch
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William
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