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The Unwilling Vestal

The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White is available here as the complete text, split into 1022 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6070.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 23 chapters

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The Unwilling Vestal

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  1. Chapter I Precocity 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Sieves 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Stuttering 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Escapades 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Audience 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Scourging 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Alarms 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Conference 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Farewell 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Observances 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Perversity 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Amazement 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Rehabilitation 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Vagary 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Recklessness 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Fury 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Comfort 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Accusation 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Ordeal 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Triumph 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Salvage 49 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6070, divided into 23 chapters and 1022 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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How is The Unwilling Vestal divided for reading?

The Unwilling Vestal is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Unwilling Vestal as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1022 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 23 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of The Unwilling Vestal?

Yes. All 5109 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6070 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Unwilling Vestal is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #6070, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Unwilling Vestal take to read?

About 425 minutes of reading across 1022 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Unwilling Vestal

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Unwilling Vestal, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Brinnaria
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unwilling Vestal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Severely
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unwilling Vestal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Marry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unwilling Vestal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Designate
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unwilling Vestal; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.