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Tales and Novels — part 1

Tales and Novels — part 1 by Maria Edgeworth is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1343 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Tales and Novels — Volume 07 Patronage [part 1] by Maria Edgeworth. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #8937.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 35 chapters

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Tales and Novels — part 1

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This edition of Tales and Novels — part 1 by Maria Edgeworth carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #8937, divided into 35 chapters and 1343 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 Tales and Novels — part 1 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #8937 and divided into 1343 sections.

This page carries the whole of Tales and Novels — part 1 by Maria Edgeworth, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #8937, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6713 sentences across 35 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.

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Tales and Novels — part 1 is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Tales and Novels — part 1 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1343 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 35 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tales and Novels — part 1 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Tales and Novels — part 1 can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

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Is this the complete text of Tales and Novels — part 1?

Yes. All 6713 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8937 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #8937, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Tales and Novels — part 1 take to read?

About 559 minutes of reading across 1343 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Tales and Novels — part 1

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Rising: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — part 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rosamond: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — part 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
People: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — part 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
To-night: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — part 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Tales and Novels — part 1

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