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The Wizard of West Penwith

The Wizard of West Penwith by William Bentinck Forfar is available here as the complete text, split into 856 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

William Bentinck Forfar40 chapters

The Wizard of West Penwith: A Tale of the Land's-End by William Bentinck Forfar. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41058.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Wizard of West Penwith

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  1. Chapter I 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 4 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Wizard of West Penwith by William Bentinck Forfar carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41058, divided into 40 chapters and 856 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 Wizard of West Penwith is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Wizard of West Penwith as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 856 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 40 chapters.

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

Every sentence of The Wizard of West Penwith 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 Wizard of West Penwith

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Is this the complete text of The Wizard of West Penwith?

Yes. All 4277 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41058 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Wizard of West Penwith is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #41058, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Wizard of West Penwith take to read?

About 356 minutes of reading across 856 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Wizard of West Penwith

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Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wizard of West Penwith; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pentowan
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Pengersick
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Castle
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