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The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress by Marjorie Bowen is available here as the complete text, split into 1294 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Marjorie Bowen29 chapters

The Rake's Progress by Marjorie Bowen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48200.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 29 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Rake's Progress

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  1. Chapter I 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 100 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Rake's Progress by Marjorie Bowen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48200, divided into 29 chapters and 1294 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 Rake's Progress is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #48200 and divided into 1294 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Rake's Progress by Marjorie Bowen, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #48200, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6467 sentences across 29 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 Rake's Progress divided for reading?

The Rake's Progress is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Rake's Progress as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1294 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 29 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Rake's Progress 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 Rake's Progress

Common questions about reading The Rake's Progress by Marjorie Bowen on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Rake's Progress?

Yes. All 6467 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48200 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Rake's Progress is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #48200, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Rake's Progress take to read?

About 538 minutes of reading across 1294 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Rake's Progress section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Rake's Progress

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Rake's Progress, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rake's Progress; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Viper
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rake's Progress; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Milan
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Rose--what
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rake's Progress; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.