O. Henry Encore
O. Henry Encore by O. Henry is available here as the complete text, split into 675 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
O. Henry Encore by O. Henry. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61701.
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O. Henry Encore
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This edition of O. Henry Encore by O. Henry carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61701, divided into 8 chapters and 675 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 O. Henry Encore is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61701 and divided into 675 sections.
This page carries the whole of O. Henry Encore by O. Henry, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61701, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3372 sentences across 8 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 O. Henry Encore divided for reading?
O. Henry Encore is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting O. Henry Encore as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 675 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 8 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of O. Henry Encore can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of O. Henry Encore 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 O. Henry Encore
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Is this the complete text of O. Henry Encore?
Yes. All 3372 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61701 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of O. Henry Encore is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #61701, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does O. Henry Encore take to read?
About 281 minutes of reading across 675 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in O. Henry Encore
Words and structures a reader meets early in O. Henry Encore, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stories
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- Illustrations
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- Henry
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- Usually
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