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Jane Lends A Hand

Jane Lends A Hand by Shirley Watkins is available here as the complete text, split into 840 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Jane Lends A Hand by Shirley Watkins. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35593.

18 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 18 chapters

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Jane Lends A Hand

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  1. Chapter I Affairs of the Lambert Family 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Busybody Jane 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Civic Interest 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Appearance of Paul 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Rebel in the House 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Girls 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Jane Lends a Hand 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX “The Best Laid Plans—” 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Paul and Carl 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Carl Squares His Debt 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Jeff Roberts 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Disaster 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Crossroads 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV An Unsuspected Hero 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Family Matter 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII An Honor to the Family 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Wanderer Comes Home 43 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Rather than presenting Jane Lends A Hand as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 840 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 18 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Jane Lends A Hand?

Yes. All 4198 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35593 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Jane Lends A Hand is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #35593, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Jane Lends A Hand take to read?

About 349 minutes of reading across 840 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Jane Lends A Hand

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Clock
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Awakened
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Lifting
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Tousled
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