Gems for the Young Folks
Gems for the Young Folks by Various is available here as the complete text, split into 252 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Gems for the Young Folks Fourth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints. by Various. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #46601.
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Gems for the Young Folks
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This edition of Gems for the Young Folks by Various carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46601, divided into 13 chapters and 252 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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The complete text of Gems for the Young Folks is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #46601 and divided into 252 sections.
This page carries the whole of Gems for the Young Folks by Various, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #46601, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1257 sentences across 13 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.
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Gems for the Young Folks is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Gems for the Young Folks as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 252 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 13 chapters.
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Every sentence of Gems for the Young Folks 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 Gems for the Young Folks?
Yes. All 1257 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46601 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Gems for the Young Folks is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #46601, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Gems for the Young Folks take to read?
About 104 minutes of reading across 252 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Gems for the Young Folks
Words and structures a reader meets early in Gems for the Young Folks, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Young
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- Folks
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- Faith-promoting
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- Series
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