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Stray Pearls

Stray Pearls by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 889 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge34 chapters

Stray Pearls: Memoirs of Margaret De Ribaumont, Viscountess of Bellaise by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5708.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 34 chapters

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This edition of Stray Pearls by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5708, divided into 34 chapters and 889 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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Stray Pearls is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Stray Pearls as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 889 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 34 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 Stray Pearls?

Yes. All 4442 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5708 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #5708, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Stray Pearls take to read?

About 370 minutes of reading across 889 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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