A Sheaf of Bluebells
A Sheaf of Bluebells by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy is available here as the complete text, split into 1057 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Sheaf of Bluebells by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57774.
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A Sheaf of Bluebells
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This edition of A Sheaf of Bluebells by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57774, divided into 25 chapters and 1057 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 Sheaf of Bluebells is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57774 and divided into 1057 sections.
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How is A Sheaf of Bluebells divided for reading?
A Sheaf of Bluebells is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Sheaf of Bluebells as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1057 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 25 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Sheaf of Bluebells 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.
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Is this the complete text of A Sheaf of Bluebells?
Yes. All 5282 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57774 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Sheaf of Bluebells is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57774, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Sheaf of Bluebells take to read?
About 440 minutes of reading across 1057 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Sheaf of Bluebells
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Sheaf of Bluebells, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Baroness
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Sheaf of Bluebells; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Orczy
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- Author
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- Scarlet
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Sheaf of Bluebells; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.