Joking apart
Joking apart by Mrs. Dowdall is available here as the complete text, split into 682 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Joking apart by Mrs. Dowdall. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #70958.
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Joking apart
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This edition of Joking apart by Mrs. Dowdall carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #70958, divided into 8 chapters and 682 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 Joking apart is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #70958 and divided into 682 sections.
This page carries the whole of Joking apart by Mrs. Dowdall, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #70958, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3410 sentences across 8 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.
How is Joking apart divided for reading?
Joking apart is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Joking apart as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 682 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 8 chapters.
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Every sentence of Joking apart 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 Joking apart?
Yes. All 3410 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #70958 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Joking apart is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #70958, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Joking apart take to read?
About 284 minutes of reading across 682 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Joking apart section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Joking apart
Words and structures a reader meets early in Joking apart, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Marriage
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joking apart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Henry
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joking apart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Second
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joking apart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sister
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joking apart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.