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"I Say No"

"I Say No" by Wilkie Collins is available here as the complete text, split into 1819 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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"I Say No" by Wilkie Collins. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1629.

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

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

"I Say No"

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0 of 1805 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I The Smuggled Supper 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Late Mr. Brown 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Miss Ladd’s Drawing-Master 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV On the Way to the Village 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Master and Pupil 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Mrs. Rook and the Locket 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Drawing-Master’s Confession 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Mrs. Mosey 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Miss Jethro 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Miss Ladd 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Sir Jervis Redwood 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Polly and Sally 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Miss Redwood 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Mr. Rook 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Mother Eve 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Francine 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII “Bony.” 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Moira 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Change of Air 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Dancing 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Consulting 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Speechifying 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Sounding 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Mischief-Making 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Pretending 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Investigating 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Miss Ladd Advises 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Doctor Sees 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Mirabel Sees His Way 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Alban Sees His Way 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV A Council of Two 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Outside the Room 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Inside the Room 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII The Defense of Mirabel 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Cecilia in a New Character 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Alban’s Narrative 66 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of "I Say No" by Wilkie Collins carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1629, divided into 40 chapters and 1819 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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"I Say No" is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting "I Say No" as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1819 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 40 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of "I Say No" can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of "I Say No" 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 "I Say No"

Common questions about reading "I Say No" by Wilkie Collins on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of "I Say No"?

Yes. All 9092 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1629 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of "I Say No" is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #1629, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does "I Say No" take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1819 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in "I Say No"

Words and structures a reader meets early in "I Say No", each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Outside
A word that appears in the opening chapter of "I Say No"; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bedroom
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Night
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Black
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