Madame Delphine
Madame Delphine by George Washington Cable is available here as the complete text, split into 228 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Madame Delphine by George Washington Cable. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19703.
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Madame Delphine
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
This edition of Madame Delphine by George Washington Cable carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19703, divided into 15 chapters and 228 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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This page carries the whole of Madame Delphine by George Washington Cable, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #19703, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1140 sentences across 15 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.
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Madame Delphine is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Madame Delphine as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 228 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 15 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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Is this the complete text of Madame Delphine?
Yes. All 1140 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19703 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Madame Delphine is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #19703, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Madame Delphine take to read?
About 95 minutes of reading across 228 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Madame Delphine
Words and structures a reader meets early in Madame Delphine, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- House
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Madame Delphine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Steps
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- Charles
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- Hotel
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