Madge Morton's Secret
Madge Morton's Secret by Amy D. V. Chalmers is available here as the complete text, split into 729 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Madge Morton's Secret by Amy D. V. Chalmers. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #20737.
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Madge Morton's Secret
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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
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
- Chapter XXII Chapter 22
- Chapter XXIII Chapter 23
This edition of Madge Morton's Secret by Amy D. V. Chalmers carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #20737, divided into 23 chapters and 729 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 Madge Morton's Secret as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 729 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 23 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 Madge Morton's Secret?
Yes. All 3645 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20737 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #20737, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Madge Morton's Secret take to read?
About 303 minutes of reading across 729 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Madge Morton's Secret
Words and structures a reader meets early in Madge Morton's Secret, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Declared
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Madge Morton's Secret; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Madge
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Madge Morton's Secret; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gravely
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- Wrinkling
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