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Peggy O'Neal

Peggy O'Neal by Alfred Henry Lewis is available here as the complete text, split into 1113 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Alfred Henry Lewis17 chapters

Peggy O'Neal by Alfred Henry Lewis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53992.

17 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 17 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Peggy O'Neal

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0 of 1104 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Lustrous Peg O'neal 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Port Wine Duff and Pigeon-Breast 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Peg's Meeting with the Major 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Jew and His Spanish Sword 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Reverend Campbell and the Magpie 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Storm Gathers Against Peg 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Secretary, Suave as Cream 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Mad Capricious Peg 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The General Selects His Successor 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Major and Peg at Crosses 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The General Makes Proverbs 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII How Peg Would Wear the Coral 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Son of the Spanish Bull-Fighter 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Federal Union: It Must Be Preserved 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI How Peg Was Saved from Peg 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Love's Funeral in the Snow 44 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Peggy O'Neal by Alfred Henry Lewis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53992, divided into 17 chapters and 1113 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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How is Peggy O'Neal divided for reading?

Peggy O'Neal is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Peggy O'Neal as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1113 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 17 chapters.

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Every sentence of Peggy O'Neal 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 Peggy O'Neal

Common questions about reading Peggy O'Neal by Alfred Henry Lewis on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Peggy O'Neal?

Yes. All 5562 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53992 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Peggy O'Neal is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #53992, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Peggy O'Neal take to read?

About 463 minutes of reading across 1113 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Peggy O'Neal section by section

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Peggy O'Neal

Words and structures a reader meets early in Peggy O'Neal, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Doubtless
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peggy O'Neal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shall
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peggy O'Neal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Poorly
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peggy O'Neal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Since
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Peggy O'Neal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.