The Third Miss Symons
The Third Miss Symons by F. M. (Flora Macdonald) Mayor is available here as the complete text, split into 294 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Third Miss Symons by F. M. (Flora Macdonald) Mayor. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #27071.
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The Third Miss Symons
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This edition of The Third Miss Symons by F. M. (Flora Macdonald) Mayor carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #27071, divided into 13 chapters and 294 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 Third Miss Symons is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #27071 and divided into 294 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Third Miss Symons by F. M. (Flora Macdonald) Mayor, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #27071, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1466 sentences across 13 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 Third Miss Symons divided for reading?
The Third Miss Symons is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Third Miss Symons as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 294 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 13 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Third Miss Symons?
Yes. All 1466 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27071 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Third Miss Symons is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #27071, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Third Miss Symons take to read?
About 122 minutes of reading across 294 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Third Miss Symons
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Third Miss Symons, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Preface
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- Masefield
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- Mayor's
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- Story
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