Three Margarets
Three Margarets by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is available here as the complete text, split into 528 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Three Margarets by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22293.
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Three Margarets
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
This edition of Three Margarets by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22293, divided into 15 chapters and 528 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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Three Margarets is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Three Margarets as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 528 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 15 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 Three Margarets?
Yes. All 2639 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22293 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Three Margarets is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #22293, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Three Margarets take to read?
About 219 minutes of reading across 528 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Three Margarets
Words and structures a reader meets early in Three Margarets, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Arrival
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- Still
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- Dwelt
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- Three
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