Woman As She Should Be
Woman As She Should Be by Mary E. Herbert is available here as the complete text, split into 178 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Woman As She Should Be by Mary E. Herbert. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15982.
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Woman As She Should Be
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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 Woman As She Should Be by Mary E. Herbert carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15982, divided into 15 chapters and 178 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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The complete text of Woman As She Should Be is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #15982 and divided into 178 sections.
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Woman As She Should Be is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Woman As She Should Be as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 178 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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Questions about reading Woman As She Should Be
Common questions about reading Woman As She Should Be by Mary E. Herbert on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Woman As She Should Be?
Yes. All 888 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15982 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Woman As She Should Be is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #15982, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Woman As She Should Be take to read?
About 74 minutes of reading across 178 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Woman As She Should Be
Words and structures a reader meets early in Woman As She Should Be, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sabbath
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Woman As She Should Be; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Drawing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Woman As She Should Be; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Close
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- Agnes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Woman As She Should Be; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.