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Diane of the Green Van

Diane of the Green Van by Leona Dalrymple is available here as the complete text, split into 1232 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Diane of the Green Van by Leona Dalrymple. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16101.

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This edition of Diane of the Green Van by Leona Dalrymple carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16101, divided into 40 chapters and 1232 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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Rather than presenting Diane of the Green Van as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1232 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 40 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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Is this the complete text of Diane of the Green Van?

Yes. All 6158 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16101 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #16101, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 513 minutes of reading across 1232 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Spring: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Diane of the Green Van; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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