A Hungarian Nabob
A Hungarian Nabob by Mór Jókai is available here as the complete text, split into 1061 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Hungarian Nabob by Mór Jókai. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #20978.
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A Hungarian Nabob
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This edition of A Hungarian Nabob by Mór Jókai carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #20978, divided into 22 chapters and 1061 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 complete text of A Hungarian Nabob is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #20978 and divided into 1061 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Hungarian Nabob by Mór Jókai, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #20978, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5303 sentences across 22 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 A Hungarian Nabob divided for reading?
A Hungarian Nabob is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Hungarian Nabob as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1061 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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Every sentence of A Hungarian Nabob 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 A Hungarian Nabob
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Is this the complete text of A Hungarian Nabob?
Yes. All 5303 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20978 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Hungarian Nabob is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #20978, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Hungarian Nabob take to read?
About 441 minutes of reading across 1061 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Hungarian Nabob section by section
How to work through A Hungarian Nabob section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Hungarian Nabob
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Hungarian Nabob, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Preface
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Hungarian Nabob; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Noble
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Hungarian Nabob; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Novel
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Hungarian Nabob; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Translated
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