Silent Struggles
Silent Struggles by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens is available here as the complete text, split into 1317 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Silent Struggles by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36027.
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Silent Struggles
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
- Chapter XXXIX
- Chapter XL
This edition of Silent Struggles by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36027, divided into 40 chapters and 1317 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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Silent Struggles is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Silent Struggles as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1317 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.
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Is this the complete text of Silent Struggles?
Yes. All 6583 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36027 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Silent Struggles is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36027, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Silent Struggles take to read?
About 548 minutes of reading across 1317 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Silent Struggles
Words and structures a reader meets early in Silent Struggles, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stephens
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Silent Struggles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
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- Wife's
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- Secret
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