The Gilded Age, Part 5.
The Gilded Age, Part 5. by Mark Twain is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 298 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Gilded Age, Part 5. by Mark Twain. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5822.
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The Gilded Age, Part 5.
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This edition of The Gilded Age, Part 5. by Mark Twain carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5822, divided into 9 chapters and 298 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 complete text of The Gilded Age, Part 5. is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #5822 and divided into 298 sections.
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The Gilded Age, Part 5. is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Gilded Age, Part 5. as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 298 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 9 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 Gilded Age, Part 5.?
Yes. All 1486 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5822 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Gilded Age, Part 5. is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #5822, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Gilded Age, Part 5. take to read?
About 123 minutes of reading across 298 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Gilded Age, Part 5.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Gilded Age, Part 5., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Chairman
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- Nowhere
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- Sight
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- Disappointments
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