Nona Vincent
Nona Vincent by Henry James is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 125 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Nona Vincent by Henry James. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2717.
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Nona Vincent
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This edition of Nona Vincent by Henry James carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2717, divided into 3 chapters and 125 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Nona Vincent is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2717 and divided into 125 sections.
This page carries the whole of Nona Vincent by Henry James, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2717, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 622 sentences across 3 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 Nona Vincent divided for reading?
Nona Vincent is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Nona Vincent as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 125 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 3 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of Nona Vincent?
Yes. All 622 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2717 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Nona Vincent is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2717, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Nona Vincent take to read?
About 51 minutes of reading across 125 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Nona Vincent
Words and structures a reader meets early in Nona Vincent, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Vincent
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Nona Vincent; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wondered
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- Whether
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- Wouldn
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