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Squire Phin

Squire Phin by Holman Day is available here as the complete text, split into 1124 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Squire Phin by Holman Day. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55340.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 25 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Squire Phin

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0 of 1117 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III From the Mouth of Marriner Amazeen 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Squire Phin Finds Hymen’s Torch Burning His Fingers 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Squire Phin Has a Word of Business with King Bradish 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Business of Human Hearts 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Pact of “Orphan Hill” 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII What Developed at the Forum in Asa Brickett’s Store, 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Palermo’s “March Meetin’” 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Hiram Look’s Two Lively Business Engagements 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Credit Sheet, After the Look 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Squire Phin by Holman Day carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55340, divided into 25 chapters and 1124 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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This page carries the whole of Squire Phin by Holman Day, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55340, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5616 sentences across 25 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 Squire Phin divided for reading?

Squire Phin is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Squire Phin as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1124 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 25 chapters.

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Every sentence of Squire Phin 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 Squire Phin

Common questions about reading Squire Phin by Holman Day on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Squire Phin?

Yes. All 5616 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55340 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Squire Phin is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55340, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Squire Phin take to read?

About 468 minutes of reading across 1124 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Squire Phin section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Squire Phin

Words and structures a reader meets early in Squire Phin, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Gar-ret
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Squire Phin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Car-ret
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Squire Phin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Called
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Squire Phin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Iscar-ret
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Squire Phin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.