Aikenside
Aikenside by Mary Jane Holmes is available here as the complete text, split into 559 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Aikenside by Mary Jane Holmes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6954.
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Aikenside
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- Chapter I Madeline Clyde
- Chapter II The Examination
- Chapter III Grandpa Markham
- Chapter IV The Result
- Chapter V Convalescence
- Chapter VI The Drive
- Chapter VII Shadowings of What Was to Be
- Chapter VIII The Decision
- Chapter IX At Aikenside
- Chapter X Guy at Home
- Chapter XI A Generous Letter
- Chapter XII Uncle Joseph
- Chapter XIII Maddy and Lucy
- Chapter XIV The Holidays
- Chapter XV The Doctor and Maddy
- Chapter XVI Womanhood
- Chapter XVII The Burden
- Chapter XVIII Life at the Cottage
- Chapter XIX The Burden Grows Heavier
- Chapter XX The Interval Before the Marriage
- Chapter XXI Before the Bridal
- Chapter XXII Lucy
- Chapter XXIII Finale
This edition of Aikenside by Mary Jane Holmes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6954, divided into 23 chapters and 559 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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Aikenside is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Aikenside as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 559 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 Aikenside?
Yes. All 2791 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6954 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Aikenside is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6954, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Aikenside take to read?
About 232 minutes of reading across 559 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Aikenside
Words and structures a reader meets early in Aikenside, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Madge
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- Schoolmates
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- Called
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- Because
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