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That Fortune

That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner is available here as the complete text, split into 978 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charles Dudley Warner27 chapters

That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3105.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 27 chapters

Course Syllabus

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That Fortune

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  1. Chapter I 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3105, divided into 27 chapters and 978 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 That Fortune is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #3105 and divided into 978 sections.

This page carries the whole of That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #3105, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4886 sentences across 27 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 That Fortune divided for reading?

That Fortune is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting That Fortune as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 978 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 27 chapters.

Can I hear That Fortune read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of That Fortune can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of That Fortune 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.

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Is this the complete text of That Fortune?

Yes. All 4886 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3105 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of That Fortune is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3105, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does That Fortune take to read?

About 407 minutes of reading across 978 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read That Fortune section by section

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    Choose one of the 27 chapters of That Fortune to begin.

  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in That Fortune

Words and structures a reader meets early in That Fortune, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Summer
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Among
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Twelve
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Years
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