Roundabout Papers
Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 465 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2608.
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Roundabout Papers
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This edition of Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2608, divided into 3 chapters and 465 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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The complete text of Roundabout Papers is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2608 and divided into 465 sections.
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How is Roundabout Papers divided for reading?
Roundabout Papers is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Roundabout Papers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 465 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 3 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 Roundabout Papers?
Yes. All 2324 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2608 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Roundabout Papers is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2608, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Roundabout Papers take to read?
About 193 minutes of reading across 465 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Roundabout Papers
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- Every
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- Remembers
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- Fourth
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- Immortal
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