Salomy Jane
Salomy Jane by Bret Harte is available here as the complete text, split into 88 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Salomy Jane by Bret Harte. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #15192.
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Salomy Jane
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This edition of Salomy Jane by Bret Harte carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #15192, divided into 1 chapters and 88 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 Salomy Jane is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #15192 and divided into 88 sections.
This page carries the whole of Salomy Jane by Bret Harte, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #15192, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 439 sentences across 1 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 Salomy Jane divided for reading?
Salomy Jane is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Salomy Jane as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 88 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 1 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 Salomy Jane 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 Salomy Jane
Common questions about reading Salomy Jane by Bret Harte on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Salomy Jane?
Yes. All 439 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #15192 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Salomy Jane is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #15192, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Salomy Jane take to read?
About 36 minutes of reading across 88 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Salomy Jane section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Salomy Jane
Words and structures a reader meets early in Salomy Jane, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Published
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Salomy Jane; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- October
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Salomy Jane; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fired
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Salomy Jane; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ringleader
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Salomy Jane; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.