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Magnum Bonum

Magnum Bonum by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 2312 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge40 chapters

Magnum Bonum by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5080.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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This edition of Magnum Bonum by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5080, divided into 40 chapters and 2312 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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Magnum Bonum is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Magnum Bonum as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2312 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 40 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #5080, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 2312 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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