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The Wicked Marquis

The Wicked Marquis by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim is available here as the complete text, split into 1210 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim36 chapters

The Wicked Marquis by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35361.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 36 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Wicked Marquis

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0 of 1195 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Wicked Marquis by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35361, divided into 36 chapters and 1210 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 Wicked Marquis is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35361 and divided into 1210 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Wicked Marquis by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35361, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6046 sentences across 36 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 Wicked Marquis divided for reading?

The Wicked Marquis is presented in 36 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Wicked Marquis as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1210 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 36 chapters.

Can I hear The Wicked Marquis read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Wicked Marquis can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Wicked Marquis 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 Wicked Marquis

Common questions about reading The Wicked Marquis by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Wicked Marquis?

Yes. All 6046 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35361 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Wicked Marquis is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #35361, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Wicked Marquis take to read?

About 503 minutes of reading across 1210 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Wicked Marquis section by section

How to work through The Wicked Marquis section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Wicked Marquis

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wicked Marquis, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Reginald
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wicked Marquis; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Philip
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wicked Marquis; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Graham
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wicked Marquis; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thursford
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wicked Marquis; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.