Jessica's First Prayer
Jessica's First Prayer by Hesba Stretton is available here as the complete text, split into 199 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Jessica's First Prayer by Hesba Stretton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50104.
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Jessica's First Prayer
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This edition of Jessica's First Prayer by Hesba Stretton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50104, divided into 21 chapters and 199 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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The complete text of Jessica's First Prayer is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50104 and divided into 199 sections.
This page carries the whole of Jessica's First Prayer by Hesba Stretton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #50104, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 992 sentences across 21 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 Jessica's First Prayer divided for reading?
Jessica's First Prayer is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Jessica's First Prayer as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 199 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 21 chapters.
Can I hear Jessica's First Prayer read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Jessica's First Prayer can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Jessica's First Prayer 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 Jessica's First Prayer
Common questions about reading Jessica's First Prayer by Hesba Stretton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Jessica's First Prayer?
Yes. All 992 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50104 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Jessica's First Prayer is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50104, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Jessica's First Prayer take to read?
About 82 minutes of reading across 199 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Jessica's First Prayer section by section
How to work through Jessica's First Prayer section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 21 chapters of Jessica's First Prayer 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 Jessica's First Prayer
Words and structures a reader meets early in Jessica's First Prayer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Screened
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jessica's First Prayer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Secluded
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jessica's First Prayer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Corner
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jessica's First Prayer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Railway-bridges
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jessica's First Prayer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.