My Lady of the Chimney Corner
My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Alexander Irvine is available here as the complete text, split into 508 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Alexander Irvine. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #31765.
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My Lady of the Chimney Corner
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This edition of My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Alexander Irvine carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #31765, divided into 10 chapters and 508 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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My Lady of the Chimney Corner is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting My Lady of the Chimney Corner as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 508 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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Is this the complete text of My Lady of the Chimney Corner?
Yes. All 2537 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31765 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #31765, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does My Lady of the Chimney Corner take to read?
About 211 minutes of reading across 508 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in My Lady of the Chimney Corner
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- Author
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- Bottom
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- Manuscript
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- Beautiful
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