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Bessie's Fortune: A Novel

Bessie's Fortune: A Novel by Mary Jane Holmes is available here as the complete text, split into 1355 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mary Jane Holmes40 chapters

Bessie's Fortune: A Novel by Mary Jane Holmes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15275.

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

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Bessie's Fortune: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Chapter 38 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Chapter 39 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Chapter 40 37 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Bessie's Fortune: A Novel by Mary Jane Holmes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15275, divided into 40 chapters and 1355 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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Is this the complete text of Bessie's Fortune: A Novel?

Yes. All 6772 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15275 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Bessie's Fortune: A Novel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #15275, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Bessie's Fortune: A Novel take to read?

About 564 minutes of reading across 1355 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Bessie's Fortune: A Novel

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Jerrold
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Grand
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Wedding
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