A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls by Various is available here as the complete text, split into 263 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A String of Pearls Second Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints by Various. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #46733.
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A String of Pearls
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This edition of A String of Pearls by Various carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46733, divided into 20 chapters and 263 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 String of Pearls is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #46733 and divided into 263 sections.
This page carries the whole of A String of Pearls by Various, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #46733, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1313 sentences across 20 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 String of Pearls divided for reading?
A String of Pearls is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A String of Pearls as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 263 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 20 chapters.
Can I hear A String of Pearls read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A String of Pearls can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A String of Pearls 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 String of Pearls
Common questions about reading A String of Pearls by Various on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A String of Pearls?
Yes. All 1313 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46733 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A String of Pearls is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #46733, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A String of Pearls take to read?
About 109 minutes of reading across 263 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A String of Pearls section by section
How to work through A String of Pearls section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A String of Pearls
Words and structures a reader meets early in A String of Pearls, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Faith-promoting
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A String of Pearls; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Series
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- Designed
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- Instruction
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