A Chance Acquaintance
A Chance Acquaintance by William Dean Howells is available here as the complete text, split into 492 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Chance Acquaintance by William Dean Howells. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18555.
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A Chance Acquaintance
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This edition of A Chance Acquaintance by William Dean Howells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #18555, divided into 6 chapters and 492 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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A Chance Acquaintance is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Chance Acquaintance as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 492 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 6 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.
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Is this the complete text of A Chance Acquaintance?
Yes. All 2456 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18555 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Chance Acquaintance is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #18555, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Chance Acquaintance take to read?
About 204 minutes of reading across 492 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Chance Acquaintance
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Chance Acquaintance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Chance
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Chance Acquaintance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Acquaintance
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- Howells
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- Ticknor
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