A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 by William Dean Howells is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 340 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 by William Dean Howells. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3369.
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A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4
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This edition of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 by William Dean Howells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3369, divided into 10 chapters and 340 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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How is A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 divided for reading?
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 340 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 10 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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Questions about reading A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4
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Is this the complete text of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4?
Yes. All 1696 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3369 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #3369, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 take to read?
About 141 minutes of reading across 340 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Fulkerson
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dryfoos
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Scheme
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dinner
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.