Hungry Hearts
Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska is available here as the complete text, split into 890 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41232.
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Hungry Hearts
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This edition of Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41232, divided into 11 chapters and 890 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.
Where can I read Hungry Hearts in full?
The complete text of Hungry Hearts is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41232 and divided into 890 sections.
This page carries the whole of Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41232, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4447 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 Hungry Hearts divided for reading?
Hungry Hearts is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Hungry Hearts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 890 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.
Can I hear Hungry Hearts read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Hungry Hearts can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Hungry Hearts 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.
Questions about reading Hungry Hearts
Common questions about reading Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Hungry Hearts?
Yes. All 4447 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41232 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Hungry Hearts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41232, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Hungry Hearts take to read?
About 370 minutes of reading across 890 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Hungry Hearts section by section
How to work through Hungry Hearts section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 11 chapters of Hungry Hearts to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Hungry Hearts
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hungry Hearts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Every
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hungry Hearts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Effort
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hungry Hearts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Replicate
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hungry Hearts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Faithfully
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hungry Hearts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.