The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 by Alfred de Musset is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 289 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 by Alfred de Musset. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3940.
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The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2
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This edition of The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 by Alfred de Musset carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3940, divided into 12 chapters and 289 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 The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3940 and divided into 289 sections.
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How is The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 divided for reading?
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 289 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 12 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.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 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 Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2
Common questions about reading The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 by Alfred de Musset on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2?
Yes. All 1442 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3940 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #3940, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 take to read?
About 120 minutes of reading across 289 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2 section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Father
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lived
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Country
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Distance
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