The Human Interest
The Human Interest by Violet Hunt is available here as the complete text, split into 835 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Human Interest: A Study in Incompatibilities by Violet Hunt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58526.
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The Human Interest
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This edition of The Human Interest by Violet Hunt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58526, divided into 16 chapters and 835 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.
Where can I read The Human Interest in full?
The complete text of The Human Interest is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #58526 and divided into 835 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Human Interest by Violet Hunt, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #58526, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4174 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 Human Interest divided for reading?
The Human Interest is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Human Interest as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 835 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 16 chapters.
Can I hear The Human Interest read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Human Interest can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Human Interest 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 Human Interest
Common questions about reading The Human Interest by Violet Hunt on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Human Interest?
Yes. All 4174 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58526 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Human Interest is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #58526, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Human Interest take to read?
About 347 minutes of reading across 835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Human Interest section by section
How to work through The Human Interest section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 16 chapters of The Human Interest to begin.
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Vocabulary met early in The Human Interest
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Human Interest, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Afternoon--and
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Human Interest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Summer--a
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Human Interest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- London
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Human Interest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Authoress
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Human Interest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.