Jovinian
Jovinian by William Henry Giles Kingston is available here as the complete text, split into 350 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome by William Henry Giles Kingston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35910.
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Jovinian
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This edition of Jovinian by William Henry Giles Kingston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35910, divided into 4 chapters and 350 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 Jovinian is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35910 and divided into 350 sections.
This page carries the whole of Jovinian by William Henry Giles Kingston, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35910, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1747 sentences across 4 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 Jovinian divided for reading?
Jovinian is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Jovinian as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 350 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 4 chapters.
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Questions about reading Jovinian
Common questions about reading Jovinian by William Henry Giles Kingston on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Jovinian?
Yes. All 1747 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35910 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Jovinian is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35910, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Jovinian take to read?
About 145 minutes of reading across 350 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Jovinian
Words and structures a reader meets early in Jovinian, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Jovinian
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jovinian; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Kingston
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- Chapter
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- Pontiffs
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