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Magnum Bonum

Magnum Bonum by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge is available here as the complete text, split into 2312 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge40 chapters

Magnum Bonum by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5080.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Magnum Bonum

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  1. Chapter I Joe Brownlow’s Fancy 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Chickens 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The White Slate 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Stray Chickens 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Brains and No Brains 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Enchanted Ground 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Colonel’s Chickens 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Folly 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Flights 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Ellen’s Magnum Bonums 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Undine 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Rival Heiresses 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Pumping Away 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Possession 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Popinjay Parlour 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII An Offer for Magnum Bonum 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Snowy Winding-Sheet 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Race 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX An Act of Independence 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Shutting the Stable Door 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Lost Treasure 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Angel Mountain 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Land of Afternoon 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Moonshine 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Bluebeard’s Closet 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Turn of the Wheel 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Friends and Unfriends 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX As Weel Off as Aye Wagging 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 146 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Bitter Farewells 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Blighted Beings 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Phantom Blackcock of Kilnaught 99 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Of No Consequence 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV The Traveller’s Joy 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI The Trust Fulfilled 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The Truant 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Evil Out of Good 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Good Out of Evil 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Disenchanted 32 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Magnum Bonum by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5080, divided into 40 chapters and 2312 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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How is Magnum Bonum divided for reading?

Magnum Bonum is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Magnum Bonum as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2312 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 40 chapters.

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Every sentence of Magnum Bonum 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 Magnum Bonum?

Yes. All 11557 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5080 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Magnum Bonum is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #5080, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Magnum Bonum take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2312 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Magnum Bonum

Words and structures a reader meets early in Magnum Bonum, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Orphan
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Scott
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Mother
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Great
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