Vera, the Medium
Vera, the Medium by Richard Harding Davis is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 533 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Vera, the Medium by Richard Harding Davis. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1843.
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Vera, the Medium
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This edition of Vera, the Medium by Richard Harding Davis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1843, divided into 12 chapters and 533 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.
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The complete text of Vera, the Medium is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1843 and divided into 533 sections.
This page carries the whole of Vera, the Medium by Richard Harding Davis, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1843, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2664 sentences across 12 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 Vera, the Medium divided for reading?
Vera, the Medium is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Vera, the Medium as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 533 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 12 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 Vera, the Medium read aloud?
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Every sentence of Vera, the Medium 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 Vera, the Medium
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Is this the complete text of Vera, the Medium?
Yes. All 2664 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1843 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Vera, the Medium is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1843, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Vera, the Medium take to read?
About 222 minutes of reading across 533 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Vera, the Medium section by section
How to work through Vera, the Medium section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Vera, the Medium
Words and structures a reader meets early in Vera, the Medium, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Happy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Vera, the Medium; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Exclusive
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Vera, the Medium; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Despatch
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Vera, the Medium; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thrown
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Vera, the Medium; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.