The Fortune of the Rougons
The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1380 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5135.
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The Fortune of the Rougons
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This edition of The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5135, divided into 7 chapters and 1380 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 Fortune of the Rougons is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Fortune of the Rougons as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1380 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 7 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 Fortune of the Rougons?
Yes. All 6898 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5135 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Fortune of the Rougons is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #5135, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Fortune of the Rougons take to read?
About 574 minutes of reading across 1380 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Fortune of the Rougons
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Fortune of the Rougons, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Quitting
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- Plassans
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- Southern
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- Right
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