The Happy Venture
The Happy Venture by Edith Ballinger Price is available here as the complete text, split into 515 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Happy Venture by Edith Ballinger Price. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #11216.
Course Syllabus
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The Happy Venture
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
This edition of The Happy Venture by Edith Ballinger Price carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #11216, divided into 16 chapters and 515 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.
Where can I read The Happy Venture in full?
The complete text of The Happy Venture is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #11216 and divided into 515 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Happy Venture by Edith Ballinger Price, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #11216, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2574 sentences across 16 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 The Happy Venture divided for reading?
The Happy Venture is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Happy Venture as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 515 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 16 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.
Can I hear The Happy Venture read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Happy Venture can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Happy Venture 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 The Happy Venture
Common questions about reading The Happy Venture by Edith Ballinger Price on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Happy Venture?
Yes. All 2574 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #11216 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Happy Venture is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #11216, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Happy Venture take to read?
About 214 minutes of reading across 515 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Happy Venture section by section
How to work through The Happy Venture section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 16 chapters of The Happy Venture to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in The Happy Venture
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Happy Venture, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Another
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Happy Venture; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cockle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Happy Venture; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Staff
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Happy Venture; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sandal
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Happy Venture; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.