Mayflower (Flor de mayo)
Mayflower (Flor de mayo) by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is available here as the complete text, split into 746 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mayflower (Flor de mayo): A Tale of the Valencian Seashore by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29577.
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Mayflower (Flor de mayo)
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This edition of Mayflower (Flor de mayo) by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29577, divided into 10 chapters and 746 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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The complete text of Mayflower (Flor de mayo) is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #29577 and divided into 746 sections.
This page carries the whole of Mayflower (Flor de mayo) by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #29577, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3728 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 Mayflower (Flor de mayo) divided for reading?
Mayflower (Flor de mayo) is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mayflower (Flor de mayo) as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 746 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 10 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 Mayflower (Flor de mayo) 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 Mayflower (Flor de mayo)
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Is this the complete text of Mayflower (Flor de mayo)?
Yes. All 3728 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29577 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mayflower (Flor de mayo) is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29577, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mayflower (Flor de mayo) take to read?
About 310 minutes of reading across 746 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Mayflower (Flor de mayo) section by section
How to work through Mayflower (Flor de mayo) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Mayflower (Flor de mayo)
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mayflower (Flor de mayo), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Morning
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- Day--it
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- Tuesday
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- Lenten
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