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The City of Pleasure

The City of Pleasure by Arnold Bennett is available here as the complete text, split into 966 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The City of Pleasure by Arnold Bennett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55115.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The City of Pleasure

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0 of 954 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Interviewed 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Inspiration 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Mrs. Ilam 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Band 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Cut 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Disappearance of Juliette 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Pinch of Snuff 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Return to Life 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Performances of Mr. Jetsam 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Entry of the Twins 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Proposal of Josephus 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Box 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII An Arrangement for a Marriage 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Heart of the City 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX What Jetsam Wanted 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Interrupting a Concert 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Carpentaria as Detective 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Talk in the Garden 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Boat 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV A Wholesale Departure 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Empty Bedroom 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Photograph 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The Dead March 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Mr. Jetsam’s Recital 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Words of Mrs. Ilam 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Unison 24 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The City of Pleasure by Arnold Bennett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55115, divided into 31 chapters and 966 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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The City of Pleasure is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Every sentence of The City of Pleasure 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.

Questions about reading The City of Pleasure

Common questions about reading The City of Pleasure by Arnold Bennett on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The City of Pleasure?

Yes. All 4827 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55115 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The City of Pleasure is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55115, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The City of Pleasure take to read?

About 402 minutes of reading across 966 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The City of Pleasure section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in The City of Pleasure

Words and structures a reader meets early in The City of Pleasure, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Carpentaria
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The City of Pleasure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Three
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The City of Pleasure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Richly-uniformed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The City of Pleasure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Officials
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The City of Pleasure; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.