Helpful Visions
Helpful Visions by Orson F. (Orson Ferguson) [Contributor] Whitney is available here as the complete text, split into 299 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Helpful Visions The Fourteenth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Intended for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints by Orson F. (Orson Ferguson) [Contributor] Whitney. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49362.
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Helpful Visions
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This edition of Helpful Visions by Orson F. (Orson Ferguson) [Contributor] Whitney carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49362, divided into 11 chapters and 299 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 Helpful Visions is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #49362 and divided into 299 sections.
This page carries the whole of Helpful Visions by Orson F. (Orson Ferguson) [Contributor] Whitney, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #49362, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1492 sentences across 11 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 Helpful Visions divided for reading?
Helpful Visions is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Helpful Visions as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 299 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 11 chapters.
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Every sentence of Helpful Visions 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 Helpful Visions
Common questions about reading Helpful Visions by Orson F. (Orson Ferguson) [Contributor] Whitney on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Helpful Visions?
Yes. All 1492 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49362 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Helpful Visions is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49362, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Helpful Visions take to read?
About 124 minutes of reading across 299 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Helpful Visions section by section
How to work through Helpful Visions section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Helpful Visions
Words and structures a reader meets early in Helpful Visions, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Members
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Helpful Visions; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Church--the
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Helpful Visions; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Spirit
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Helpful Visions; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Prompts
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Helpful Visions; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.