Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists
Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists by Gilbert Cannan is available here as the complete text, split into 869 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists
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This edition of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists by Gilbert Cannan carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29500, divided into 10 chapters and 869 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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How is Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists divided for reading?
Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 869 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 10 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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Questions about reading Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists
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Is this the complete text of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists?
Yes. All 4342 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29500 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29500, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists take to read?
About 361 minutes of reading across 869 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Collins
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- Shakespeare
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- Dreamed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ariel
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.