Study of a Woman
Study of a Woman by Honoré de Balzac is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 37 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Study of a Woman by Honoré de Balzac. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1373.
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Study of a Woman
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This edition of Study of a Woman by Honoré de Balzac carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1373, divided into 1 chapters and 37 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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Rather than presenting Study of a Woman as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 37 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 1 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 Study of a Woman?
Yes. All 183 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1373 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Study of a Woman is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1373, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Study of a Woman take to read?
About 15 minutes of reading across 37 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Study of a Woman
Words and structures a reader meets early in Study of a Woman, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Marquis
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Study of a Woman; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Jean-charles
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- Negro
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Study of a Woman; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Marquise
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Study of a Woman; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.