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The Perfect World

The Perfect World by Ella M. Scrymsour is available here as the complete text, split into 1397 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Ella M. Scrymsour33 chapters

The Perfect World: A romance of strange people and strange places by Ella M. Scrymsour. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61028.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 33 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Perfect World

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0 of 1384 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Curse 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Light 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Outlet 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Strange Meeting 96 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Relating to History 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Friend from the Enemy 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI On the Way to the Tomb of Korah 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Papyrus 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV At Walla Balla 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Home Again 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The End of the World 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Adrift in the Solar Regions 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Vision of a New World 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Jupiter and the Jovians 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Death in Jupiter 108 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Hatred on Keemar 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Alan—the Knight Errant 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The Wraiths of the Rorkas 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Sentence upon Arrack 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Hall of Sorrows 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Triumph of Ak-Alan 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Perfect World 27 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Perfect World by Ella M. Scrymsour carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61028, divided into 33 chapters and 1397 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 Perfect World is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61028 and divided into 1397 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Perfect World by Ella M. Scrymsour, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61028, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6985 sentences across 33 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 Perfect World divided for reading?

The Perfect World is presented in 33 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Perfect World as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1397 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 33 chapters.

Can I hear The Perfect World read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Perfect World can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Perfect World 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 Perfect World

Common questions about reading The Perfect World by Ella M. Scrymsour on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Perfect World?

Yes. All 6985 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61028 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Perfect World is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #61028, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Perfect World take to read?

About 582 minutes of reading across 1397 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Perfect World section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in The Perfect World

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

Perfect
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Perfect World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
World
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Perfect World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Space
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Perfect World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Adrift
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Perfect World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.