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The Unseen Bridegroom

The Unseen Bridegroom by May Agnes Fleming is available here as the complete text, split into 1352 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Unseen Bridegroom by May Agnes Fleming. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15875.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 29 chapters

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The Unseen Bridegroom

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This edition of The Unseen Bridegroom by May Agnes Fleming carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15875, divided into 29 chapters and 1352 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The Unseen Bridegroom is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Unseen Bridegroom as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1352 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 29 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Is this the complete text of The Unseen Bridegroom?

Yes. All 6760 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15875 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #15875, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Unseen Bridegroom take to read?

About 563 minutes of reading across 1352 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Walraven: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unseen Bridegroom; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
November: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unseen Bridegroom; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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The Unseen Bridegroom

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