A Danish Parsonage
A Danish Parsonage by John Fulford Vicary is available here as the complete text, split into 757 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Danish Parsonage by John Fulford Vicary. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30617.
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A Danish Parsonage
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This edition of A Danish Parsonage by John Fulford Vicary carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30617, divided into 23 chapters and 757 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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How is A Danish Parsonage divided for reading?
A Danish Parsonage is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Danish Parsonage as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 757 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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Every sentence of A Danish Parsonage 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 Danish Parsonage
Common questions about reading A Danish Parsonage by John Fulford Vicary on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Danish Parsonage?
Yes. All 3782 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30617 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Danish Parsonage is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30617, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Danish Parsonage take to read?
About 315 minutes of reading across 757 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Danish Parsonage section by section
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Vocabulary met early in A Danish Parsonage
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Danish Parsonage, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Vordingborg--mariebo
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Danish Parsonage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Traditions--legend
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Danish Parsonage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Borre
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Danish Parsonage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Island--phanefjord
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Danish Parsonage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.