John Herring — Volume 1
John Herring — Volume 1 by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould is available here as the complete text, split into 804 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
John Herring: A West of England Romance. Volume 1 (of 3) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54463.
Course Syllabus
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John Herring — Volume 1
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This edition of John Herring — Volume 1 by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54463, divided into 10 chapters and 804 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 John Herring — Volume 1 is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54463 and divided into 804 sections.
This page carries the whole of John Herring — Volume 1 by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54463, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4018 sentences across 10 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 John Herring — Volume 1 divided for reading?
John Herring — Volume 1 is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting John Herring — Volume 1 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 804 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 10 chapters.
Can I hear John Herring — Volume 1 read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of John Herring — Volume 1 can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of John Herring — Volume 1 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 John Herring — Volume 1
Common questions about reading John Herring — Volume 1 by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of John Herring — Volume 1?
Yes. All 4018 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54463 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of John Herring — Volume 1 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54463, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does John Herring — Volume 1 take to read?
About 334 minutes of reading across 804 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read John Herring — Volume 1 section by section
How to work through John Herring — Volume 1 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of John Herring — Volume 1 to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in John Herring — Volume 1
Words and structures a reader meets early in John Herring — Volume 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Preface
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of John Herring — Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Addressed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of John Herring — Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Those
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of John Herring — Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Country
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of John Herring — Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.