Mrs. Ames
Mrs. Ames by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson is available here as the complete text, split into 985 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mrs. Ames by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60168.
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Mrs. Ames
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This edition of Mrs. Ames by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60168, divided into 14 chapters and 985 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 Mrs. Ames is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60168 and divided into 985 sections.
This page carries the whole of Mrs. Ames by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60168, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4921 sentences across 14 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 Mrs. Ames divided for reading?
Mrs. Ames is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mrs. Ames as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 985 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 14 chapters.
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Every sentence of Mrs. Ames 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 Mrs. Ames
Common questions about reading Mrs. Ames by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Mrs. Ames?
Yes. All 4921 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60168 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mrs. Ames is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60168, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mrs. Ames take to read?
About 410 minutes of reading across 985 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Mrs. Ames section by section
How to work through Mrs. Ames section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Mrs. Ames
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mrs. Ames, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mrs. Ames; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Angel
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mrs. Ames; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Climber
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mrs. Ames; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Juggernaut
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mrs. Ames; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.