A Practical Novelist
A Practical Novelist by John Davidson is available here as the complete text, split into 363 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Practical Novelist by John Davidson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35313.
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A Practical Novelist
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This edition of A Practical Novelist by John Davidson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35313, divided into 11 chapters and 363 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 A Practical Novelist is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35313 and divided into 363 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Practical Novelist by John Davidson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35313, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1813 sentences across 11 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 Practical Novelist divided for reading?
A Practical Novelist is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Practical Novelist as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 363 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 11 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Practical Novelist 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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Common questions about reading A Practical Novelist by John Davidson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Practical Novelist?
Yes. All 1813 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35313 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Practical Novelist is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35313, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Practical Novelist take to read?
About 151 minutes of reading across 363 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Practical Novelist
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Practical Novelist, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Practical Novelist; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Perfervid
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Practical Novelist; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Scaramouch
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- Naxos
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