The Mob: A Play in Four Acts
The Mob: A Play in Four Acts by John Galsworthy is available here as the complete text, split into 120 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Mob: A Play in Four Acts by John Galsworthy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2914.
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The Mob: A Play in Four Acts
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This edition of The Mob: A Play in Four Acts by John Galsworthy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2914, divided into 2 chapters and 120 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 Mob: A Play in Four Acts is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Mob: A Play in Four Acts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 120 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 2 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 Mob: A Play in Four Acts?
Yes. All 598 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2914 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Mob: A Play in Four Acts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2914, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Mob: A Play in Four Acts take to read?
About 49 minutes of reading across 120 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Mob: A Play in Four Acts
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mob: A Play in Four Acts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Shelder
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- Higher
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- Standing
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- Education
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