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Tales and Novels — Volume 09

Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Maria Edgeworth is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1522 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Maria Edgeworth. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9107.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Tales and Novels — Volume 09

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0 of 1507 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Maria Edgeworth carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #9107, divided into 40 chapters and 1522 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 — Volume 09 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #9107 and divided into 1522 sections.

This page carries the whole of Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Maria Edgeworth, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #9107, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7610 sentences across 40 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.

How is Tales and Novels — Volume 09 divided for reading?

Tales and Novels — Volume 09 is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Tales and Novels — Volume 09 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1522 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 40 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.

Can I hear Tales and Novels — Volume 09 read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tales and Novels — Volume 09 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Tales and Novels — Volume 09 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 — Volume 09?

Yes. All 7610 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9107 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Tales and Novels — Volume 09 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #9107, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Tales and Novels — Volume 09 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1522 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Tales and Novels — Volume 09 section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Tales and Novels — Volume 09

Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales and Novels — Volume 09, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — Volume 09; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Years: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — Volume 09; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Standing: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — Volume 09; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Maid-servant: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — Volume 09; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Tales and Novels — Volume 09

Where can I read Tales and Novels — Volume 09 in full?

How is Tales and Novels — Volume 09 divided for reading?

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Questions about reading Tales and Novels — Volume 09

How to read Tales and Novels — Volume 09 section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Tales and Novels — Volume 09