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Frances Waldeaux: A Novel

Frances Waldeaux: A Novel by Rebecca Harding Davis is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 682 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Frances Waldeaux: A Novel by Rebecca Harding Davis. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #335.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 20 chapters

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This edition of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel by Rebecca Harding Davis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #335, divided into 20 chapters and 682 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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Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Frances Waldeaux: A Novel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 682 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 20 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 Frances Waldeaux: A Novel?

Yes. All 3409 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #335 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #335, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Frances Waldeaux: A Novel take to read?

About 284 minutes of reading across 682 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Frances Waldeaux: A Novel

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