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Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens is available here as the complete text, split into 2924 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charles Dickens40 chapters

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #967.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Nicholas Nickleby

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 2905 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 103 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 114 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 111 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 93 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 103 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 116 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 40 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #967, divided into 40 chapters and 2924 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 Nicholas Nickleby is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #967 and divided into 2924 sections.

This page carries the whole of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #967, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 14619 sentences across 40 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 Nicholas Nickleby divided for reading?

Nicholas Nickleby is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Nicholas Nickleby as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2924 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 40 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Nicholas Nickleby can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Nicholas Nickleby 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 Nicholas Nickleby

Common questions about reading Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Nicholas Nickleby?

Yes. All 14619 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #967 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Nicholas Nickleby is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #967, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Nicholas Nickleby take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2924 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Nicholas Nickleby section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Nicholas Nickleby

Words and structures a reader meets early in Nicholas Nickleby, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Lived
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Sequestered
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County
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Devonshire
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