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The Orange Girl

The Orange Girl by Walter Besant is available here as the complete text, split into 1883 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Walter Besant37 chapters

The Orange Girl by Walter Besant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41545.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Orange Girl

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1869 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 89 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Orange Girl by Walter Besant carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41545, divided into 37 chapters and 1883 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.

Where can I read The Orange Girl in full?

The complete text of The Orange Girl is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41545 and divided into 1883 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Orange Girl by Walter Besant, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41545, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9411 sentences across 37 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 Orange Girl divided for reading?

The Orange Girl is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Orange Girl as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1883 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 37 chapters.

Can I hear The Orange Girl read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Orange Girl can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Orange Girl 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 Orange Girl

Common questions about reading The Orange Girl by Walter Besant on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Orange Girl?

Yes. All 9411 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41545 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Orange Girl is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #41545, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Orange Girl take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1883 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Orange Girl section by section

How to work through The Orange Girl section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 37 chapters of The Orange Girl to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Orange Girl

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Orange Girl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Prisoner
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Orange Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Little
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Orange Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Chance
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Orange Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Getting
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Orange Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.