Happy Hearts
Happy Hearts by June Isle is available here as the complete text, split into 39 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Happy Hearts by June Isle. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38564.
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Happy Hearts
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This edition of Happy Hearts by June Isle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38564, divided into 4 chapters and 39 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.
Where can I read Happy Hearts in full?
The complete text of Happy Hearts is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38564 and divided into 39 sections.
This page carries the whole of Happy Hearts by June Isle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #38564, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 193 sentences across 4 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 Happy Hearts divided for reading?
Happy Hearts is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Happy Hearts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 39 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 4 chapters.
Can I hear Happy Hearts read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Happy Hearts can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Happy Hearts 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 Happy Hearts
Common questions about reading Happy Hearts by June Isle on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Happy Hearts?
Yes. All 193 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38564 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Happy Hearts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38564, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Happy Hearts take to read?
About 16 minutes of reading across 39 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Happy Hearts section by section
How to work through Happy Hearts section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 4 chapters of Happy Hearts to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Happy Hearts
Words and structures a reader meets early in Happy Hearts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Happy Hearts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Readers
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Happy Hearts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Thompson
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Happy Hearts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Printer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Happy Hearts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.