Where Love Is
Where Love Is by William John Locke is available here as the complete text, split into 1444 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Where Love Is by William John Locke. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53996.
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Where Love Is
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Fool's Wisdom
- Chapter III A Modern Betrothal
- Chapter IV The Great Frock Episode
- Chapter V A Broken Butterfly
- Chapter VI The Lovers
- Chapter VII A Mad Prophet
- Chapter VIII Her Serene Highness
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X Two Idylls
- Chapter XI Danger
- Chapter XII Norma's Enlightenment
- Chapter XIII The Optimist at Large
- Chapter XIV The Bubble Reputation
- Chapter XV Mrs. Hardacre Laughs
- Chapter XVI In the Wilderness
- Chapter XVII The Incurable Malady
- Chapter XVIII A Rudderless Ship
- Chapter XIX Abana and Pharpar
- Chapter XX Aline Prepares for Battle
- Chapter XXI The Moth Meets the Star
- Chapter XXII Catastrophe
- Chapter XXIII Norma's Hour
- Chapter XXIV Mrs. Hardacre Forgets
- Chapter XXV The Land of Enchantment
- Chapter XXVI Earth Again
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII The Word of Aline
This edition of Where Love Is by William John Locke carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53996, divided into 28 chapters and 1444 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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Is this the complete text of Where Love Is?
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Which edition of Where Love Is is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #53996, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Where Love Is take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1444 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Where Love Is
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- Better
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- Dinner
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- Herbs
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- Where
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