Hi, Alexander!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

AH>  I guess if he was "inclined to industry" he did 
AH>  his homework too.  :-)

ak>  BTW, it was a book by Kaplan International, for 
ak>  learners. ;) 


          Uh... AFAIK this tale was first published in 1886, written by Robert Louis Stevenson, and entitled +/- THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. Nowadays there are many different editions.  But it seems you're quite capable of reading & understanding classic novels in English, especially when you have some guidance as to which items would best meet your needs.  :-)



ak>  The main feature of the novel it contains an abundance 
AK>  of new words. 


          Yes, I can see that when I read the remainder of the first paragraph in the Wikipedia version... whether or not others may have simplified it.  :-)



ak>  It is a method of teaching. A book from Kaplan is small 
ak>  and contains a very intrigue story. 


          Sounds as if these people choose items which work well for you.  :-)



ak>  A pupil must gather all his industry to read it to the 
ak>  end. ;-)
                                               
                    
          Hmm.  I gather you figured out "industry" although there are umpteen definitions for this word in the average desk dictionary.  I can see from your excerpt that the author could have used words like "industrious", "diligence", and "enthusiasm" but chose not to.  Shorter words aren't necessarily easier to interpret than longer ones if they're used in unfamiliar ways.  The Victorians often used a lot of description & took their time setting the scene.  Once you get into stories like this, however, there's usually plenty of action....  :-)




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