Precious Memories
Precious Memories by George C. (George Cannon)[Compiler] Lambert is available here as the complete text, split into 208 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Precious Memories Sixteenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints by George C. (George Cannon)[Compiler] Lambert. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47526.
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Precious Memories
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This edition of Precious Memories by George C. (George Cannon)[Compiler] Lambert carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47526, divided into 8 chapters and 208 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 Precious Memories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #47526 and divided into 208 sections.
This page carries the whole of Precious Memories by George C. (George Cannon)[Compiler] Lambert, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #47526, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1040 sentences across 8 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 Precious Memories divided for reading?
Precious Memories is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Precious Memories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 208 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 8 chapters.
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Every sentence of Precious Memories 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 Precious Memories?
Yes. All 1040 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47526 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Precious Memories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #47526, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Precious Memories take to read?
About 86 minutes of reading across 208 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Precious Memories section by section
How to work through Precious Memories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Precious Memories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Precious Memories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Assurances
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Precious Memories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Received
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Precious Memories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Beneficial
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Precious Memories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Effects
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Precious Memories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.