Fortune
Fortune by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith is available here as the complete text, split into 832 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Fortune by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #73402.
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Fortune
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
This edition of Fortune by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #73402, divided into 38 chapters and 832 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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Fortune is presented in 38 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Fortune as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 832 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 38 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Fortune?
Yes. All 4160 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73402 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Fortune is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #73402, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Fortune take to read?
About 346 minutes of reading across 832 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Fortune section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Fortune
Words and structures a reader meets early in Fortune, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Snaith
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fortune; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
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- Araminta
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- Broke
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