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The Girl From His Town

The Girl From His Town by Marie Van Vorst is available here as the complete text, split into 665 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Girl From His Town by Marie Van Vorst. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36961.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 33 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Girl From His Town

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  1. Chapter I 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Duchess Approves 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Blairtown Soloist 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV In the Coral Room 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V At the Carlton 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Galorey Seeks Advice 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII At the Stage Entrance 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Dan’s Simplicity 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Disappointment 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Boy from My Town 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Ruggles Gives a Dinner 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Green Knight 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Face of Letty Lane 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV From India’s Coral Strands 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Galorey Gives Advice 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Musicale Program 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Letty Lane Sings 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII A Woman’s Way 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Dan Awakes 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Ruggles Returns 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII What Will You Take? 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII In the Sunset Glow 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Ruggles’ Offer 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Letty Lane Runs Away 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI White and Coral 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII At Maxim’s 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Picture of It All 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Sodawater Fountain Girl 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI In Reality 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Prince Accepts 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Things Above Ground 13 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Girl From His Town by Marie Van Vorst carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36961, divided into 33 chapters and 665 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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Every sentence of The Girl From His Town 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.

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Is this the complete text of The Girl From His Town?

Yes. All 3323 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36961 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Girl From His Town is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36961, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Girl From His Town take to read?

About 276 minutes of reading across 665 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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