The Man with the Double Heart
The Man with the Double Heart by Muriel Hine is available here as the complete text, split into 1550 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Man with the Double Heart by Muriel Hine. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34709.
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The Man with the Double Heart
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
This edition of The Man with the Double Heart by Muriel Hine carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34709, divided into 31 chapters and 1550 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 Man with the Double Heart is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34709 and divided into 1550 sections.
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How is The Man with the Double Heart divided for reading?
The Man with the Double Heart is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Man with the Double Heart as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1550 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 31 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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Every sentence of The Man with the Double Heart can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading The Man with the Double Heart
Common questions about reading The Man with the Double Heart by Muriel Hine on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Man with the Double Heart?
Yes. All 7746 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34709 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Man with the Double Heart is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34709, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Man with the Double Heart take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1550 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Man with the Double Heart section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Man with the Double Heart
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Man with the Double Heart, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Close
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Man with the Double Heart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Midday
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- Lamps
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- Cavendish
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