The Reign of Gilt
The Reign of Gilt by David Graham Phillips is available here as the complete text, split into 501 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Reign of Gilt by David Graham Phillips. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64402.
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The Reign of Gilt
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This edition of The Reign of Gilt by David Graham Phillips carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64402, divided into 18 chapters and 501 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 Reign of Gilt is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Reign of Gilt as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 501 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 18 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Reign of Gilt 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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Is this the complete text of The Reign of Gilt?
Yes. All 2505 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64402 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Reign of Gilt is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64402, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Reign of Gilt take to read?
About 208 minutes of reading across 501 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Reign of Gilt
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Reign of Gilt, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Eminent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Reign of Gilt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bishop
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Reign of Gilt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Episcopalian
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Reign of Gilt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Diocese
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Reign of Gilt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.