Miranda of the Balcony: A Story
Miranda of the Balcony: A Story by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason is available here as the complete text, split into 999 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Miranda of the Balcony: A Story by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38679.
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Miranda of the Balcony: A Story
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This edition of Miranda of the Balcony: A Story by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38679, divided into 24 chapters and 999 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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The complete text of Miranda of the Balcony: A Story is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38679 and divided into 999 sections.
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How is Miranda of the Balcony: A Story divided for reading?
Miranda of the Balcony: A Story is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Miranda of the Balcony: A Story as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 999 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of Miranda of the Balcony: A Story 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.
Questions about reading Miranda of the Balcony: A Story
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Is this the complete text of Miranda of the Balcony: A Story?
Yes. All 4994 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38679 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Miranda of the Balcony: A Story is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38679, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Miranda of the Balcony: A Story take to read?
About 416 minutes of reading across 999 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Miranda of the Balcony: A Story section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Miranda of the Balcony: A Story
Words and structures a reader meets early in Miranda of the Balcony: A Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Diphthong
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- Represented
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- Author
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- Courtship
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