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The Emancipated

The Emancipated by George Gissing is available here as the complete text, split into 1940 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Emancipated by George Gissing. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4311.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 32 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Emancipated

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  1. Chapter I 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 95 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Emancipated by George Gissing carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4311, divided into 32 chapters and 1940 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 The Emancipated is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #4311 and divided into 1940 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Emancipated by George Gissing, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #4311, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9696 sentences across 32 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 The Emancipated divided for reading?

The Emancipated is presented in 32 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Emancipated as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1940 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 32 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Emancipated 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 The Emancipated

Common questions about reading The Emancipated by George Gissing on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Emancipated?

Yes. All 9696 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4311 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Emancipated is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #4311, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Emancipated take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1940 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Emancipated section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Emancipated

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

Villa
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Emancipated; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sannazaro
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Emancipated; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Architectural
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Beauty
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