The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts
The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero is available here as the complete text, split into 431 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts
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This edition of The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49778, divided into 5 chapters and 431 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 Profligate: A Play in Four Acts is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Is this the complete text of The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts?
Yes. All 2154 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49778 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49778, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 179 minutes of reading across 431 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts
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