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Ramuntcho

Ramuntcho by Pierre Loti is available here as the complete text, split into 331 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Ramuntcho by Pierre Loti. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9616.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 40 chapters

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This edition of Ramuntcho by Pierre Loti carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #9616, divided into 40 chapters and 331 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 Ramuntcho is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #9616 and divided into 331 sections.

This page carries the whole of Ramuntcho by Pierre Loti, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #9616, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1653 sentences across 40 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 Ramuntcho divided for reading?

Ramuntcho is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Ramuntcho as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 331 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 40 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Ramuntcho?

Yes. All 1653 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9616 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #9616, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Ramuntcho take to read?

About 137 minutes of reading across 331 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Ramuntcho

Words and structures a reader meets early in Ramuntcho, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Curlews: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ramuntcho; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Annunciators: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ramuntcho; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Autumn: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ramuntcho; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Appeared: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ramuntcho; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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