Gudrid the Fair
Gudrid the Fair by Maurice Hewlett is available here as the complete text, split into 617 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Gudrid the Fair: A Tale of the Discovery of America by Maurice Hewlett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #23643.
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This edition of Gudrid the Fair by Maurice Hewlett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #23643, divided into 7 chapters and 617 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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This page carries the whole of Gudrid the Fair by Maurice Hewlett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #23643, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3083 sentences across 7 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 Gudrid the Fair divided for reading?
Gudrid the Fair is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Gudrid the Fair as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 617 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 7 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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Is this the complete text of Gudrid the Fair?
Yes. All 3083 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #23643 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Gudrid the Fair is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #23643, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Gudrid the Fair take to read?
About 256 minutes of reading across 617 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Gudrid the Fair section by section
How to work through Gudrid the Fair section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Gudrid the Fair
Words and structures a reader meets early in Gudrid the Fair, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Discovery
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Gudrid the Fair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- America
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Gudrid the Fair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Forest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Gudrid the Fair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lovers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Gudrid the Fair; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.