Niece Catherine
Niece Catherine by Mary Hampden is available here as the complete text, split into 392 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Niece Catherine by Mary Hampden. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36880.
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Niece Catherine
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This edition of Niece Catherine by Mary Hampden carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36880, divided into 15 chapters and 392 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 Niece Catherine is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36880 and divided into 392 sections.
This page carries the whole of Niece Catherine by Mary Hampden, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36880, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1959 sentences across 15 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 Niece Catherine divided for reading?
Niece Catherine is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Niece Catherine as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 392 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 15 chapters.
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Every sentence of Niece Catherine 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 Niece Catherine
Common questions about reading Niece Catherine by Mary Hampden on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Niece Catherine?
Yes. All 1959 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36880 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Niece Catherine is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36880, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Niece Catherine take to read?
About 163 minutes of reading across 392 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Niece Catherine section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Niece Catherine
Words and structures a reader meets early in Niece Catherine, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Niece Catherine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Alison's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Niece Catherine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ambition'
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Niece Catherine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Talent'
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Niece Catherine; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.