Stella Maris
Stella Maris by William John Locke is available here as the complete text, split into 1475 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Stella Maris by William John Locke. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53994.
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Stella Maris
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This edition of Stella Maris by William John Locke carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53994, divided into 24 chapters and 1475 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 Stella Maris is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #53994 and divided into 1475 sections.
This page carries the whole of Stella Maris by William John Locke, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #53994, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7372 sentences across 24 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 Stella Maris divided for reading?
Stella Maris is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Stella Maris as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1475 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 24 chapters.
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Every sentence of Stella Maris 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 Stella Maris
Common questions about reading Stella Maris by William John Locke on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Stella Maris?
Yes. All 7372 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53994 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Stella Maris is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #53994, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Stella Maris take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1475 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Stella Maris section by section
How to work through Stella Maris section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Stella Maris
Words and structures a reader meets early in Stella Maris, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stella
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stella Maris; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Maris--star
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stella Maris; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Christened
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stella Maris; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Inoffensive
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stella Maris; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.