Much Darker Days
Much Darker Days by Andrew Lang is available here as the complete text, split into 196 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Much Darker Days by Andrew Lang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21933.
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Much Darker Days
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III Mes Gages! Mes Gages!
- Chapter IV As A Hatter!
- Chapter V The White Groom
- Chapter VI Hard As Nails
- Chapter VII Rescue And Retire!
- Chapter VIII Local Colour
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI A Terrible Temptation
- Chapter XII Judge Juggins
- Chapter XIII Cleared Up. (From The ‘Green Park Gazette.’)
This edition of Much Darker Days by Andrew Lang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21933, divided into 13 chapters and 196 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 Much Darker Days is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #21933 and divided into 196 sections.
This page carries the whole of Much Darker Days by Andrew Lang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #21933, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 980 sentences across 13 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.
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Much Darker Days is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Much Darker Days as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 196 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 13 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Much Darker Days?
Yes. All 980 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21933 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Much Darker Days is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21933, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Much Darker Days take to read?
About 81 minutes of reading across 196 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Much Darker Days
Words and structures a reader meets early in Much Darker Days, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Belief
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- Modern
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- Christmas
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- Fiction
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