The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine)
The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) by Émile Zola is available here as the complete text, split into 1538 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine)
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This edition of The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) by Émile Zola carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57038, divided into 13 chapters and 1538 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 complete text of The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57038 and divided into 1538 sections.
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How is The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) divided for reading?
The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1538 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 13 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine)?
Yes. All 7687 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57038 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57038, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine) take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1538 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Monomaniac (La Bête Humaine)
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- Translated
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- Edited
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- Preface
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- Edward
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