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The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 3 of The Moon and Sixpence is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 3 of The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 42 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 3 of The Moon and Sixpence contain?

Chapter 3 holds 42 sentences of The Moon and Sixpence, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 42 sentences, grouped into 9 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 3 of The Moon and Sixpence?

Work through the 9 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 9 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 3 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Moon and Sixpence

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Is this the complete text of The Moon and Sixpence?

Yes. All 5229 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #222 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Moon and Sixpence is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #222, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Moon and Sixpence take to read?

About 435 minutes of reading across 1046 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Moon and Sixpence

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Moon and Sixpence, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Confess
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First
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Acquaintance
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But all this is by the way.
I was very young when I wrote my first book.
By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.
It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.
It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.
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The Moon and Sixpence

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 3 of The Moon and Sixpence is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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But all this is by the way.
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I was very young when I wrote my first book.
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By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.
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It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.
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It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.
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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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accurate

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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acquaintance

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all

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among

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and

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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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are

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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attention

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bashful

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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book

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From this reading I was very young when I wrote my first book.

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But

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From this reading But all this is by the way.

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by

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From this reading But all this is by the way.

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chance

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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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changed

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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describe

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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eager

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excited

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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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first

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From this reading I was very young when I wrote my first book.

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frequented

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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I

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From this reading I was very young when I wrote my first book.

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if

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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in

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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introduced

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is

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it

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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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its

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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letters

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London

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long

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lucky

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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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melancholy

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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much

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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my

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not

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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novels

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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now

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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of

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persons

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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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present

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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recollections

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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since

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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singularities

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From this reading It is long since I frequented it, and if the novels that describe its present singularities are accurate much in it is now changed.

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sought

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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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that

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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the

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From this reading But all this is by the way.

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this

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From this reading But all this is by the way.

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to

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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various

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From this reading By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquaintance.

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very

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From this reading I was very young when I wrote my first book.

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wander

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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was

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From this reading I was very young when I wrote my first book.

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way

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From this reading But all this is by the way.

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when

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From this reading I was very young when I wrote my first book.

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without

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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world

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From this reading It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.

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wrote

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From this reading I was very young when I wrote my first book.

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young

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From this reading I was very young when I wrote my first book.

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