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The Mucker

The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1406 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #331.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 35 chapters

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This edition of The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #331, divided into 35 chapters and 1406 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 Mucker is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #331 and divided into 1406 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #331, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7026 sentences across 35 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is The Mucker divided for reading?

The Mucker is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Mucker as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1406 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 35 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 Mucker 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.

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Common questions about reading The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Mucker?

Yes. All 7026 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #331 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Mucker is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #331, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Mucker take to read?

About 585 minutes of reading across 1406 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Mucker

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mucker, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Billy: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mucker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Byrne: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mucker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Product: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mucker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Streets: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mucker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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Where can I read The Mucker in full?

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Questions about reading The Mucker

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Vocabulary met early in The Mucker