The Comic English Grammar
The Comic English Grammar by Percival Leigh is available here as the complete text, split into 429 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Comic English Grammar: A New and Facetious Introduction to the English Tongue by Percival Leigh. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #43397.
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The Comic English Grammar
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This edition of The Comic English Grammar by Percival Leigh carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43397, divided into 20 chapters and 429 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 complete text of The Comic English Grammar is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #43397 and divided into 429 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Comic English Grammar by Percival Leigh, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #43397, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2141 sentences across 20 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 The Comic English Grammar divided for reading?
The Comic English Grammar is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Comic English Grammar as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 429 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 sections are gathered into 20 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Comic English Grammar can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Comic English Grammar 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 Comic English Grammar
Common questions about reading The Comic English Grammar by Percival Leigh on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Comic English Grammar?
Yes. All 2141 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43397 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Comic English Grammar is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43397, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Comic English Grammar take to read?
About 178 minutes of reading across 429 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Comic English Grammar
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Comic English Grammar, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Comic
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- English
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- Grammar
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- Introduction
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