A Belated Guest
A Belated Guest by William Dean Howells is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 29 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Belated Guest (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance) by William Dean Howells. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3391.
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A Belated Guest
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This edition of A Belated Guest by William Dean Howells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3391, divided into 1 chapters and 29 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of A Belated Guest is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3391 and divided into 29 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Belated Guest by William Dean Howells, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #3391, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 144 sentences across 1 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 A Belated Guest divided for reading?
A Belated Guest is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Belated Guest as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 29 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 1 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear A Belated Guest read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Belated Guest can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Belated Guest 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 A Belated Guest
Common questions about reading A Belated Guest by William Dean Howells on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Belated Guest?
Yes. All 144 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3391 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Belated Guest is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #3391, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Belated Guest take to read?
About 12 minutes of reading across 29 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Belated Guest section by section
How to work through A Belated Guest section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 1 chapters of A Belated Guest to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in A Belated Guest
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Belated Guest, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Doubtful
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Belated Guest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Whether
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Belated Guest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Survivor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Belated Guest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Order
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Belated Guest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.