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Marguerite de Valois

Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas is available here as the complete text, split into 2561 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33609.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Marguerite de Valois

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0 of 2542 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 115 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 99 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 132 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 76 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Every sentence of Marguerite de Valois 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 Marguerite de Valois?

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Which edition of Marguerite de Valois is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #33609, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Marguerite de Valois take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2561 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Marguerite de Valois

Words and structures a reader meets early in Marguerite de Valois, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Marguerite
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Marguerite de Valois; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Valois
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Marguerite de Valois; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Alexandre
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Marguerite de Valois; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dumas
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Marguerite de Valois; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.