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Under False Pretences: A Novel

Under False Pretences: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant is available here as the complete text, split into 2488 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Adeline Sergeant40 chapters

Under False Pretences: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #31375.

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

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Under False Pretences: A Novel

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0 of 2473 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 95 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 94 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 96 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 104 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 62 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Under False Pretences: A Novel is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Every sentence of Under False Pretences: A Novel 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #31375, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Under False Pretences: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2488 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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