The Daft Days
The Daft Days by Neil Munro is available here as the complete text, split into 904 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The daft days by Neil Munro. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49906.
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The Daft Days
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI ” or “A Wild Inheritance. Part I. The Astounding Mary.” Only
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
This edition of The Daft Days by Neil Munro carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49906, divided into 35 chapters and 904 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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This page carries the whole of The Daft Days by Neil Munro, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #49906, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4517 sentences across 35 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.
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The Daft Days is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Daft Days as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 904 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 35 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Daft Days?
Yes. All 4517 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49906 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Daft Days is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49906, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Daft Days take to read?
About 376 minutes of reading across 904 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Daft Days
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Daft Days, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Through
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Daft Days; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Winter
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- Morning
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- Queer
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