The Duke of Stockbridge
The Duke of Stockbridge by Edward Bellamy is available here as the complete text, split into 1017 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Duke of Stockbridge: A Romance of Shays' Rebellion by Edward Bellamy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #7472.
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The Duke of Stockbridge
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This edition of The Duke of Stockbridge by Edward Bellamy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #7472, divided into 12 chapters and 1017 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 Duke of Stockbridge is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Duke of Stockbridge as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1017 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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Is this the complete text of The Duke of Stockbridge?
Yes. All 5081 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #7472 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Duke of Stockbridge is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #7472, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Duke of Stockbridge take to read?
About 423 minutes of reading across 1017 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Duke of Stockbridge
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Duke of Stockbridge, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- First
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- Beams
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- August
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- Glancing
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