News from the Duchy
News from the Duchy by Arthur Quiller-Couch is available here as the complete text, split into 788 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
News from the Duchy by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18577.
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News from the Duchy
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This edition of News from the Duchy by Arthur Quiller-Couch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #18577, divided into 9 chapters and 788 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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News from the Duchy is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting News from the Duchy as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 788 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 9 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 News from the Duchy?
Yes. All 3940 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18577 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of News from the Duchy is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #18577, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does News from the Duchy take to read?
About 328 minutes of reading across 788 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in News from the Duchy
Words and structures a reader meets early in News from the Duchy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Duchy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of News from the Duchy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quiller-couch
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- Hardly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of News from the Duchy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bring
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of News from the Duchy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.