Mrs Peixada
Mrs Peixada by Henry Harland is available here as the complete text, split into 1110 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mrs Peixada by Henry Harland. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52702.
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Mrs Peixada
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This edition of Mrs Peixada by Henry Harland carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52702, divided into 12 chapters and 1110 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 Peixada is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #52702 and divided into 1110 sections.
This page carries the whole of Mrs Peixada by Henry Harland, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52702, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5550 sentences across 12 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 Peixada divided for reading?
Mrs Peixada is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mrs Peixada as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1110 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 12 chapters.
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Every sentence of Mrs Peixada 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 Peixada
Common questions about reading Mrs Peixada by Henry Harland on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Mrs Peixada?
Yes. All 5550 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52702 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mrs Peixada is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #52702, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mrs Peixada take to read?
About 462 minutes of reading across 1110 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Mrs Peixada section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Mrs Peixada
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mrs Peixada, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Henry
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- Harland
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- Sidney
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- Luska
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