The Fool: A Play in Four Acts
The Fool: A Play in Four Acts by Channing Pollock is available here as the complete text, split into 399 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Fool: A Play in Four Acts
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This edition of The Fool: A Play in Four Acts by Channing Pollock carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49181, divided into 5 chapters and 399 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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How is The Fool: A Play in Four Acts divided for reading?
The Fool: A Play in Four Acts is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Fool: A Play in Four Acts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 399 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 5 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Fool: A Play in Four Acts?
Yes. All 1991 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49181 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Fool: A Play in Four Acts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49181, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Fool: A Play in Four Acts take to read?
About 165 minutes of reading across 399 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Fool: A Play in Four Acts
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Fool: A Play in Four Acts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wadham
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- Jewett
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- Clare
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- Nervous
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