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'Lena Rivers

'Lena Rivers by Mary Jane Holmes is available here as the complete text, split into 934 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mary Jane Holmes38 chapters

'Lena Rivers by Mary Jane Holmes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12835.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 38 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

'Lena Rivers

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0 of 915 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II John 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Packing Up 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV On the Road 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Maple Grove 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Arrival 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Malcolm Everett 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Five Years Later 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Woodlawn 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Mabel 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Nellie and Mabel 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Christmas Gifts 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Frankfort 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Departure 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Visit 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Father’s Love 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Joel Slocum 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Daguerreotype 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Letter and Its Effect 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Bridal 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Married Life 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Shadow 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Anna and Captain Atherton 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Result 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI More Clouds 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Reaction 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Wanderer 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV ’Lena’s Father 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Excitement at Maple Grove 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Arrival at Woodlawn 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Durward 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Conclusion 23 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of 'Lena Rivers by Mary Jane Holmes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12835, divided into 38 chapters and 934 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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'Lena Rivers is presented in 38 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting 'Lena Rivers as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 934 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 38 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of 'Lena Rivers can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of 'Lena Rivers 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 'Lena Rivers?

Yes. All 4667 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12835 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of 'Lena Rivers is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #12835, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does 'Lena Rivers take to read?

About 388 minutes of reading across 934 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read 'Lena Rivers section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in 'Lena Rivers

Words and structures a reader meets early in 'Lena Rivers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Storm
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Continued
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Highways
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Blocked
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