Melbourne House
Melbourne House by Susan Warner is available here as the complete text, split into 2680 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Melbourne House by Susan Warner. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18686.
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Melbourne House
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
This edition of Melbourne House by Susan Warner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #18686, divided into 38 chapters and 2680 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.
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Melbourne House is presented in 38 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Melbourne House as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2680 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 sections are gathered into 38 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Melbourne House?
Yes. All 13397 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18686 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Melbourne House is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #18686, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Melbourne House take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 2680 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Melbourne House
Words and structures a reader meets early in Melbourne House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Pony-chaise
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- Randolph
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- Fancied
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- Little
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