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Jessie Graham

Jessie Graham by Mary Jane Holmes is available here as the complete text, split into 411 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mary Jane Holmes17 chapters

Jessie Graham by Mary Jane Holmes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37476.

17 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 17 chapters

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Jessie Graham

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  1. Chapter I The Inmates of the Farm-House 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Mr. Graham and Jessie 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Eight Years Later 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Jessie and Ellen 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Walter and Jessie 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Old Mrs. Bartow 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Human Nature 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Retrospect 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Nellie 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Disclosure 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Night After the Burial 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Crisis 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Explanations 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Stranger Nurse 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Glorious News 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Thanksgiving Day at Deerwood 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Conclusion 5 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Jessie Graham by Mary Jane Holmes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37476, divided into 17 chapters and 411 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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Jessie Graham is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Jessie Graham as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 411 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 17 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Jessie Graham?

Yes. All 2052 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37476 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Jessie Graham is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #37476, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Jessie Graham take to read?

About 171 minutes of reading across 411 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Jessie Graham

Words and structures a reader meets early in Jessie Graham, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Deacon
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jessie Graham; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Marshall
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jessie Graham; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Smoking
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jessie Graham; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Beneath
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jessie Graham; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.