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The Family at Misrule

The Family at Misrule by Ethel Turner is available here as the complete text, split into 580 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

The Family at Misrule by Ethel Turner. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48304.

7 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 7 chapters

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The Family at Misrule

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This edition of The Family at Misrule by Ethel Turner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48304, divided into 7 chapters and 580 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 complete text of The Family at Misrule is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #48304 and divided into 580 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Family at Misrule by Ethel Turner, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #48304, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2900 sentences across 7 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.

How is The Family at Misrule divided for reading?

The Family at Misrule is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Family at Misrule as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 580 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 7 chapters.

Can I hear The Family at Misrule read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Family at Misrule can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Family at Misrule 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 Family at Misrule

Common questions about reading The Family at Misrule by Ethel Turner on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Family at Misrule?

Yes. All 2900 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48304 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Family at Misrule is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #48304, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Family at Misrule take to read?

About 241 minutes of reading across 580 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Family at Misrule section by section

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Family at Misrule

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Family at Misrule, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Family
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Family at Misrule; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Misrule
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Family at Misrule; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Spring
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Family at Misrule; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Vanish
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Family at Misrule; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.