Joy in the Morning
Joy in the Morning by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews is available here as the complete text, split into 765 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Joy in the Morning by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15796.
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Joy in the Morning
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This edition of Joy in the Morning by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15796, divided into 9 chapters and 765 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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How is Joy in the Morning divided for reading?
Joy in the Morning is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Joy in the Morning as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 765 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 9 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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Every sentence of Joy in the Morning 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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Is this the complete text of Joy in the Morning?
Yes. All 3825 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15796 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Joy in the Morning is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #15796, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Joy in the Morning take to read?
About 318 minutes of reading across 765 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Joy in the Morning
Words and structures a reader meets early in Joy in the Morning, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Turns
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- Hides
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- Shoulder
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- Shakes
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