Spinster of This Parish
Spinster of This Parish by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell is available here as the complete text, split into 1333 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Spinster of This Parish by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48685.
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This edition of Spinster of This Parish by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48685, divided into 18 chapters and 1333 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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Spinster of This Parish is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Spinster of This Parish as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1333 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 18 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Spinster of This Parish?
Yes. All 6665 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48685 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Spinster of This Parish is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #48685, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Spinster of This Parish take to read?
About 555 minutes of reading across 1333 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Spinster of This Parish
Words and structures a reader meets early in Spinster of This Parish, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Impulse
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Spinster of This Parish; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Spinster of This Parish; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mildred
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Spinster of This Parish; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Parker
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