Old valentines
Old valentines by Munson Aldrich Havens is available here as the complete text, split into 485 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Old valentines by Munson Aldrich Havens. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #23886.
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Old valentines
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This edition of Old valentines by Munson Aldrich Havens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #23886, divided into 6 chapters and 485 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 Old valentines is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #23886 and divided into 485 sections.
This page carries the whole of Old valentines by Munson Aldrich Havens, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #23886, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2422 sentences across 6 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 Old valentines divided for reading?
Old valentines is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Old valentines as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 485 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 6 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 Old valentines 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 Old valentines?
Yes. All 2422 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #23886 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Old valentines is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #23886, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Old valentines take to read?
About 201 minutes of reading across 485 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Old valentines section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Old valentines
Words and structures a reader meets early in Old valentines, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Boston
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- Houghton
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- Mifflin
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- Company
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