Hector Graeme
Hector Graeme by Evelyn Brentwood is available here as the complete text, split into 1150 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Hector Graeme by Evelyn Brentwood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #46833.
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Hector Graeme
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This edition of Hector Graeme by Evelyn Brentwood carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46833, divided into 14 chapters and 1150 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 Hector Graeme is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #46833 and divided into 1150 sections.
This page carries the whole of Hector Graeme by Evelyn Brentwood, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #46833, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5746 sentences across 14 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 Hector Graeme divided for reading?
Hector Graeme is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Hector Graeme as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1150 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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Every sentence of Hector Graeme 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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Common questions about reading Hector Graeme by Evelyn Brentwood on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Hector Graeme?
Yes. All 5746 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46833 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Hector Graeme is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #46833, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Hector Graeme take to read?
About 478 minutes of reading across 1150 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Hector Graeme section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Hector Graeme
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hector Graeme, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- November
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hector Graeme; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Afternoon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hector Graeme; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Drawing
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- Close
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