Flower of the Gorse
Flower of the Gorse by Louis Tracy 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 Gorse by Louis Tracy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #46178.
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Flower of the Gorse
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This edition of Flower of the Gorse by Louis Tracy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46178, divided into 14 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.
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Flower of the Gorse is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Flower of the Gorse 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 sections are gathered into 14 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Flower of the Gorse?
Yes. All 5025 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46178 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Flower of the Gorse is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #46178, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Flower of the Gorse take to read?
About 418 minutes of reading across 1005 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Flower of the Gorse
Words and structures a reader meets early in Flower of the Gorse, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Although
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flower of the Gorse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pitou's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flower of the Gorse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rotund
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flower of the Gorse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Falstaff's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flower of the Gorse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.