The Unseen Hand
The Unseen Hand by Elijah Kellogg is available here as the complete text, split into 575 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Unseen Hand by Elijah Kellogg. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53738.
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The Unseen Hand
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III The Redemptioner
- Chapter IV James Renfew
- Chapter V The Whitman Family
- Chapter VI The Unseen Hand
- Chapter VII “There’s Life in Him Yet.”
- Chapter VIII Noble Conduct of Bertie
- Chapter IX Influence of Hope
- Chapter X The Redemptioner at Meeting
- Chapter XI The Redemptioner at School
- Chapter XII The Plot Exposed
- Chapter XIII Stung to the Quick
- Chapter XIV The Scholars Sustain James
- Chapter XV Resenting a Base Proposal
- Chapter XVI Something to Put in the Chest
- Chapter XVII A Year of Happiness
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX William Whitman
- Chapter XX Trapping
- Chapter XXI James and Emily
- Chapter XXII The Brush Camp
This edition of The Unseen Hand by Elijah Kellogg carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53738, divided into 22 chapters and 575 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 Unseen Hand is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Unseen Hand as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 575 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 22 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Unseen Hand?
Yes. All 2871 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53738 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Unseen Hand is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #53738, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Unseen Hand take to read?
About 239 minutes of reading across 575 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Unseen Hand
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- Author
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- Island
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- Stories
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- Pleasant
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