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Kathleen's Diamonds

Kathleen's Diamonds by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller is available here as the complete text, split into 1000 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller40 chapters

Kathleen's Diamonds by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44819.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Kathleen's Diamonds

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  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 97 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Kathleen's Diamonds is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Every sentence of Kathleen's Diamonds 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.

Questions about reading Kathleen's Diamonds

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Is this the complete text of Kathleen's Diamonds?

Yes. All 4997 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44819 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Kathleen's Diamonds is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #44819, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Kathleen's Diamonds take to read?

About 416 minutes of reading across 1000 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Kathleen's Diamonds

Words and structures a reader meets early in Kathleen's Diamonds, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Matter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kathleen's Diamonds; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Nothing--a
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Found
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Suicide
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