Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 196 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1983.
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Monsieur Beaucaire
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This edition of Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1983, divided into 4 chapters and 196 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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The complete text of Monsieur Beaucaire is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1983 and divided into 196 sections.
This page carries the whole of Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1983, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 977 sentences across 4 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.
How is Monsieur Beaucaire divided for reading?
Monsieur Beaucaire is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Monsieur Beaucaire as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 196 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 4 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.
Can I hear Monsieur Beaucaire read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Monsieur Beaucaire can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Monsieur Beaucaire 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 Monsieur Beaucaire
Common questions about reading Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Monsieur Beaucaire?
Yes. All 977 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1983 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Monsieur Beaucaire is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1983, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Monsieur Beaucaire take to read?
About 81 minutes of reading across 196 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Monsieur Beaucaire section by section
How to work through Monsieur Beaucaire section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 4 chapters of Monsieur Beaucaire to begin.
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Read one section
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Monsieur Beaucaire
Words and structures a reader meets early in Monsieur Beaucaire, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Young
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Monsieur Beaucaire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Frenchman
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Monsieur Beaucaire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Planned
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Monsieur Beaucaire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Guess
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Monsieur Beaucaire; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.