The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage
The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage by G. R. M. Devereux is available here as the complete text, split into 321 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The etiquette of engagement and marriage by G. R. M. Devereux. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30522.
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The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage
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This edition of The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage by G. R. M. Devereux carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30522, divided into 22 chapters and 321 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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The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 321 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 22 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage?
Yes. All 1603 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30522 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #30522, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage take to read?
About 133 minutes of reading across 321 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Courtship
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- Old-world
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- Sound
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- Carries
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