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Rainbow Valley

Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1181 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery34 chapters

Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5343.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 34 chapters

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Rainbow Valley

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This edition of Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5343, divided into 34 chapters and 1181 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 Rainbow Valley is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #5343 and divided into 1181 sections.

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How is Rainbow Valley divided for reading?

Rainbow Valley is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Rainbow Valley as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1181 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 34 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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Is this the complete text of Rainbow Valley?

Yes. All 5904 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5343 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #5343, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Rainbow Valley take to read?

About 492 minutes of reading across 1181 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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