Wonderful Escapes
Wonderful Escapes by Frédéric Bernard is available here as the complete text, split into 734 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Wonderful escapes by Frédéric Bernard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52304.
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Wonderful Escapes
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This edition of Wonderful Escapes by Frédéric Bernard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52304, divided into 9 chapters and 734 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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The complete text of Wonderful Escapes is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #52304 and divided into 734 sections.
This page carries the whole of Wonderful Escapes by Frédéric Bernard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52304, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3667 sentences across 9 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Wonderful Escapes divided for reading?
Wonderful Escapes is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Wonderful Escapes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 734 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 9 chapters.
Can I hear Wonderful Escapes read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Wonderful Escapes can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Wonderful Escapes 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.
Questions about reading Wonderful Escapes
Common questions about reading Wonderful Escapes by Frédéric Bernard on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Wonderful Escapes?
Yes. All 3667 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52304 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Wonderful Escapes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #52304, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Wonderful Escapes take to read?
About 305 minutes of reading across 734 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Wonderful Escapes section by section
How to work through Wonderful Escapes section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in Wonderful Escapes
Words and structures a reader meets early in Wonderful Escapes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Wonderful
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wonderful Escapes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Escapes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wonderful Escapes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Revised
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wonderful Escapes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- French
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wonderful Escapes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.