A Spinner in the Sun
A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 996 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12672.
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A Spinner in the Sun
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This edition of A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12672, divided into 12 chapters and 996 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of A Spinner in the Sun is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #12672 and divided into 996 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #12672, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4980 sentences across 12 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 A Spinner in the Sun divided for reading?
A Spinner in the Sun is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Spinner in the Sun as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 996 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 12 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear A Spinner in the Sun read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Spinner in the Sun can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Spinner in the Sun 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 Spinner in the Sun
Common questions about reading A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Spinner in the Sun?
Yes. All 4980 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12672 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Spinner in the Sun is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #12672, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Spinner in the Sun take to read?
About 415 minutes of reading across 996 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Spinner in the Sun section by section
How to work through A Spinner in the Sun section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Spinner in the Sun
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Spinner in the Sun, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Spinner in the Sun; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- House
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Spinner in the Sun; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Waiting
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Spinner in the Sun; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Waited
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Spinner in the Sun; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.