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The Foolish Virgin

The Foolish Virgin by Thomas, Jr. Dixon is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1123 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Thomas, Jr. Dixon29 chapters

The Foolish Virgin by Thomas, Jr. Dixon. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1634.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 29 chapters

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This edition of The Foolish Virgin by Thomas, Jr. Dixon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1634, divided into 29 chapters and 1123 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 Foolish Virgin is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Foolish Virgin as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1123 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 29 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 Foolish Virgin?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #1634, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 467 minutes of reading across 1123 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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