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Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1

Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 by Henry Fielding is available here as the complete text, split into 334 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 by Henry Fielding. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #9611.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 28 chapters

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Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1

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  1. Chapter I 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 by Henry Fielding carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #9611, divided into 28 chapters and 334 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 Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #9611 and divided into 334 sections.

This page carries the whole of Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 by Henry Fielding, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #9611, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1669 sentences across 28 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 Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 divided for reading?

Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 is presented in 28 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 334 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 28 chapters.

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Every sentence of Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 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.

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Is this the complete text of Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1?

Yes. All 1669 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9611 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #9611, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 take to read?

About 139 minutes of reading across 334 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1

Words and structures a reader meets early in Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Dissertation
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Concerning
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
People
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Slipslop's
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