Miscellaneous Papers
Miscellaneous Papers by Charles Dickens is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 158 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Miscellaneous Papers by Charles Dickens. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1435.
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This edition of Miscellaneous Papers by Charles Dickens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1435, divided into 6 chapters and 158 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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This page carries the whole of Miscellaneous Papers by Charles Dickens, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1435, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 789 sentences across 6 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
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Miscellaneous Papers is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Miscellaneous Papers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 158 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 6 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 Miscellaneous Papers?
Yes. All 789 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1435 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Miscellaneous Papers is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1435, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Miscellaneous Papers take to read?
About 65 minutes of reading across 158 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Miscellaneous Papers
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- Agricultural
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- Interest
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- Morning
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- Chronicle
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