At the Foot of the Rainbow
At the Foot of the Rainbow by Gene Stratton-Porter is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 706 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
At the Foot of the Rainbow by Gene Stratton-Porter. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #532.
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At the Foot of the Rainbow
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This edition of At the Foot of the Rainbow by Gene Stratton-Porter carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #532, divided into 11 chapters and 706 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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How is At the Foot of the Rainbow divided for reading?
At the Foot of the Rainbow is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting At the Foot of the Rainbow as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 706 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 11 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.
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Every sentence of At the Foot of the Rainbow 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 At the Foot of the Rainbow?
Yes. All 3529 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #532 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of At the Foot of the Rainbow is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #532, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does At the Foot of the Rainbow take to read?
About 294 minutes of reading across 706 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in At the Foot of the Rainbow
Words and structures a reader meets early in At the Foot of the Rainbow, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Swate-scented
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of At the Foot of the Rainbow; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of At the Foot of the Rainbow; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Heart-warmer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of At the Foot of the Rainbow; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cried
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of At the Foot of the Rainbow; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.