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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Fanny Burney is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1680 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Fanny Burney. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6042.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 21 chapters

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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 79 readings five lines each Open chapter

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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1680 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 21 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #6042, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1680 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Diary
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Letters
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Madame
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
D'arblay
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.