The Compleat Bachelor
The Compleat Bachelor by Oliver Onions is available here as the complete text, split into 468 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Compleat Bachelor by Oliver Onions. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45539.
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The Compleat Bachelor
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This edition of The Compleat Bachelor by Oliver Onions carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45539, divided into 5 chapters and 468 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.
Where can I read The Compleat Bachelor in full?
The complete text of The Compleat Bachelor is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #45539 and divided into 468 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Compleat Bachelor by Oliver Onions, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45539, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2337 sentences across 5 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 Compleat Bachelor divided for reading?
The Compleat Bachelor is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Compleat Bachelor as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 468 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 5 chapters.
Can I hear The Compleat Bachelor read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Compleat Bachelor can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Compleat Bachelor 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 Compleat Bachelor
Common questions about reading The Compleat Bachelor by Oliver Onions on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Compleat Bachelor?
Yes. All 2337 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45539 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Compleat Bachelor is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45539, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Compleat Bachelor take to read?
About 194 minutes of reading across 468 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Compleat Bachelor section by section
How to work through The Compleat Bachelor section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in The Compleat Bachelor
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Compleat Bachelor, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Raineth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Compleat Bachelor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Goose
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Compleat Bachelor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Winketh
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Compleat Bachelor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Compleat Bachelor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.