The Greatest Plague of Life
The Greatest Plague of Life by Augustus Mayhew is available here as the complete text, split into 501 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Greatest Plague of Life: or, the Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant. by Augustus Mayhew. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60562.
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The Greatest Plague of Life
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This edition of The Greatest Plague of Life by Augustus Mayhew carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60562, divided into 17 chapters and 501 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 Greatest Plague of Life is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Greatest Plague of Life as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 501 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 17 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Greatest Plague of Life?
Yes. All 2503 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60562 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Greatest Plague of Life is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60562, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Greatest Plague of Life take to read?
About 208 minutes of reading across 501 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Greatest Plague of Life
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Greatest Plague of Life, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Search
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Greatest Plague of Life; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Servant
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- Almost
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- Worried
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