The Fire Within
The Fire Within by Patricia Wentworth is available here as the complete text, split into 871 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Fire Within by Patricia Wentworth. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62820.
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The Fire Within
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II David Blake
- Chapter III Dead Men’s Shoes
- Chapter IV A Man’s Honour
- Chapter V Town Talk
- Chapter VI The Letter
- Chapter VII Elizabeth Chantrey
- Chapter VIII Edward Sings
- Chapter IX Mary Is Shocked
- Chapter X Edward Is Put Out
- Chapter XI Forgotten Ways
- Chapter XII The Grey Wolf
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV The Golden Wind
- Chapter XV Love Must to School
- Chapter XVI Friendship
- Chapter XVII The Dream
- Chapter XVIII The Face of Love
- Chapter XIX The Full Moon
- Chapter XX The Woman of the Dream
- Chapter XXI Elizabeth Blake
- Chapter XXII After the Dream
- Chapter XXIII Elizabeth Waits
- Chapter XXIV The Lost Name
This edition of The Fire Within by Patricia Wentworth carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62820, divided into 24 chapters and 871 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 The Fire Within is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #62820 and divided into 871 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Fire Within by Patricia Wentworth, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #62820, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4352 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 The Fire Within divided for reading?
The Fire Within is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Fire Within as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 871 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 The Fire Within 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 The Fire Within
Common questions about reading The Fire Within by Patricia Wentworth on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Fire Within?
Yes. All 4352 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62820 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Fire Within is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62820, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Fire Within take to read?
About 362 minutes of reading across 871 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Fire Within section by section
How to work through The Fire Within section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Fire Within
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Fire Within, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Patricia
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- Wentworth
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- Dillon
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