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Greycliff Wings

Greycliff Wings by Harriet Pyne Grove is available here as the complete text, split into 717 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Harriet Pyne Grove16 chapters

Greycliff Wings by Harriet Pyne Grove. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62442.

16 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 16 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Greycliff Wings

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0 of 710 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I A Senior Picnic and White Wings 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II “Whittiers” 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Return of “Patty” 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Senior Basket-Ball 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Rustling of Wings 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Night Hawk 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Water Wings 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Betty Finds Her Camera 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Collegiate Field Meet 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII On the River 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Music and Masks 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Greycliff Girls Take Flight 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV When Lads Became Men 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Butterfly Wings 62 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Greycliff Wings by Harriet Pyne Grove carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62442, divided into 16 chapters and 717 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 Greycliff Wings is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62442 and divided into 717 sections.

This page carries the whole of Greycliff Wings by Harriet Pyne Grove, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62442, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3584 sentences across 16 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 Greycliff Wings divided for reading?

Greycliff Wings is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Greycliff Wings as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 717 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 16 chapters.

Can I hear Greycliff Wings read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Greycliff Wings can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Greycliff Wings 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.

Questions about reading Greycliff Wings

Common questions about reading Greycliff Wings by Harriet Pyne Grove on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Greycliff Wings?

Yes. All 3584 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62442 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Greycliff Wings is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #62442, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Greycliff Wings take to read?

About 298 minutes of reading across 717 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Greycliff Wings section by section

How to work through Greycliff Wings section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 16 chapters of Greycliff Wings to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Greycliff Wings

Words and structures a reader meets early in Greycliff Wings, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Deepest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Greycliff Wings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sapphire
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Greycliff Wings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Skies
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Greycliff Wings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Freshest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Greycliff Wings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.