Sweet Violet
Sweet Violet by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller is available here as the complete text, split into 774 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sweet Violet by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #70727.
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Sweet Violet
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
- Chapter XXXIX
- Chapter XL
This edition of Sweet Violet by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #70727, divided into 40 chapters and 774 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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How is Sweet Violet divided for reading?
Sweet Violet is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Sweet Violet as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 774 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 40 chapters.
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Every sentence of Sweet Violet 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 Sweet Violet
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Is this the complete text of Sweet Violet?
Yes. All 3866 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #70727 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Sweet Violet is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #70727, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sweet Violet take to read?
About 322 minutes of reading across 774 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Sweet Violet section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Sweet Violet
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sweet Violet, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Mcveigh
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- Miller
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- Issued
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- Weekly
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