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Shorter Novels, Vol. 3

Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 by Samuel Johnson is available here as the complete text, split into 1024 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Samuel Johnson40 chapters

Shorter novels, vol. 3 by Samuel Johnson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34766.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Shorter Novels, Vol. 3

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1010 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 120 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 453 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 by Samuel Johnson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34766, divided into 40 chapters and 1024 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 Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34766 and divided into 1024 sections.

This page carries the whole of Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 by Samuel Johnson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34766, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5116 sentences across 40 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 Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 divided for reading?

Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1024 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 40 chapters.

Can I hear Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 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 Shorter Novels, Vol. 3

Common questions about reading Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 by Samuel Johnson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Shorter Novels, Vol. 3?

Yes. All 5116 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34766 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #34766, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 take to read?

About 426 minutes of reading across 1024 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 section by section

How to work through Shorter Novels, Vol. 3 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Shorter Novels, Vol. 3

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