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Three men on the bummel

Three men on the bummel by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 772 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Three men on the bummel by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2183.

14 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 14 chapters

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Three men on the bummel

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This edition of Three men on the bummel by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2183, divided into 14 chapters and 772 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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How is Three men on the bummel divided for reading?

Three men on the bummel is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Three men on the bummel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 772 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 14 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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Every sentence of Three men on the bummel 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.

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Is this the complete text of Three men on the bummel?

Yes. All 3857 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2183 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Three men on the bummel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2183, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Three men on the bummel take to read?

About 321 minutes of reading across 772 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Three men on the bummel section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Three men on the bummel

Words and structures a reader meets early in Three men on the bummel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Three
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Change--anecdote
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Showing
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Result
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three men on the bummel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.