The Comical Pilgrim
The Comical Pilgrim by Anonymous is available here as the complete text, split into 129 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Comical Pilgrim by Anonymous. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56276.
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The Comical Pilgrim
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This edition of The Comical Pilgrim by Anonymous carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56276, divided into 2 chapters and 129 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 Comical Pilgrim is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #56276 and divided into 129 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Comical Pilgrim by Anonymous, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #56276, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 642 sentences across 2 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 Comical Pilgrim divided for reading?
The Comical Pilgrim is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Comical Pilgrim as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 129 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 2 chapters.
Can I hear The Comical Pilgrim read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Comical Pilgrim can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Comical Pilgrim 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 Comical Pilgrim
Common questions about reading The Comical Pilgrim by Anonymous on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Comical Pilgrim?
Yes. All 642 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56276 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Comical Pilgrim is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #56276, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Comical Pilgrim take to read?
About 53 minutes of reading across 129 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Comical Pilgrim section by section
How to work through The Comical Pilgrim section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in The Comical Pilgrim
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Comical Pilgrim, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Spelling
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- Appropriate
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- Period
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- Written
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