Upsidonia
Upsidonia by Archibald Marshall is available here as the complete text, split into 648 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Upsidonia by Archibald Marshall. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39905.
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Upsidonia
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
This edition of Upsidonia by Archibald Marshall carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39905, divided into 32 chapters and 648 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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Rather than presenting Upsidonia as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 648 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 32 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 Upsidonia?
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Which edition of Upsidonia is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #39905, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Upsidonia take to read?
About 269 minutes of reading across 648 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Upsidonia
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- Author
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- Exton
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- Manor
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- Honour
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