Flower of the Dusk
Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed is available here as the complete text, split into 1005 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18057.
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Flower of the Dusk
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This edition of Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #18057, divided into 12 chapters and 1005 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 Flower of the Dusk divided for reading?
Flower of the Dusk is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Flower of the Dusk as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1005 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 Flower of the Dusk 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 Flower of the Dusk?
Yes. All 5021 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18057 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Flower of the Dusk is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #18057, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Flower of the Dusk take to read?
About 418 minutes of reading across 1005 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Flower of the Dusk section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Flower of the Dusk
Words and structures a reader meets early in Flower of the Dusk, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Myrtle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flower of the Dusk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Flower
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flower of the Dusk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Affairs
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flower of the Dusk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Literary
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flower of the Dusk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.