Flaming June
Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey is available here as the complete text, split into 997 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21119.
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Flaming June
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This edition of Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21119, divided into 12 chapters and 997 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 Flaming June is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #21119 and divided into 997 sections.
This page carries the whole of Flaming June by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #21119, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4985 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 Flaming June divided for reading?
Flaming June is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Flaming June as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 997 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.
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Every sentence of Flaming June 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 Flaming June?
Yes. All 4985 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21119 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Flaming June is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21119, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Flaming June take to read?
About 415 minutes of reading across 997 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Flaming June
Words and structures a reader meets early in Flaming June, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- George
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- Horne
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- Vaizey
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- Little
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