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Molly Bawn

Molly Bawn by Duchess is available here as the complete text, split into 1941 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Molly Bawn by Duchess. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22214.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 37 chapters

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Molly Bawn

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This edition of Molly Bawn by Duchess carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22214, divided into 37 chapters and 1941 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 Molly Bawn by Duchess, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #22214, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9704 sentences across 37 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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Molly Bawn is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Molly Bawn as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1941 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 37 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 Molly Bawn?

Yes. All 9704 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22214 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #22214, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Molly Bawn take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1941 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Molly Bawn

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Lovely: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Molly Bawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Garmented: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Molly Bawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Light: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Molly Bawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Beauty: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Molly Bawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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