The House of Helen
The House of Helen by Corra Harris is available here as the complete text, split into 681 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The House of Helen by Corra Harris. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60169.
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The House of Helen
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This edition of The House of Helen by Corra Harris carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60169, divided into 21 chapters and 681 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 The House of Helen is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60169 and divided into 681 sections.
This page carries the whole of The House of Helen by Corra Harris, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60169, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3405 sentences across 21 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 House of Helen divided for reading?
The House of Helen is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The House of Helen as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 681 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 21 chapters.
Can I hear The House of Helen read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The House of Helen can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The House of Helen 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 House of Helen
Common questions about reading The House of Helen by Corra Harris on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The House of Helen?
Yes. All 3405 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60169 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The House of Helen is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60169, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The House of Helen take to read?
About 283 minutes of reading across 681 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The House of Helen section by section
How to work through The House of Helen section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The House of Helen
Words and structures a reader meets early in The House of Helen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Shannon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Helen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wreath
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Helen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Flung
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Helen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hills
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Helen; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.