This Man's Wife
This Man's Wife by George Manville Fenn is available here as the complete text, split into 2055 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
This Man's Wife by George Manville Fenn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40676.
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This Man's Wife
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This edition of This Man's Wife by George Manville Fenn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40676, divided into 25 chapters and 2055 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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Rather than presenting This Man's Wife as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2055 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 25 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of This Man's Wife?
Yes. All 10274 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40676 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of This Man's Wife is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40676, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does This Man's Wife take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 2055 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in This Man's Wife
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- Volume
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- Chapter
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- Curate--christie
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- Bayle's
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