The Sealed Valley
The Sealed Valley by Hulbert Footner is available here as the complete text, split into 1459 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Sealed Valley by Hulbert Footner. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57139.
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The Sealed Valley
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This edition of The Sealed Valley by Hulbert Footner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57139, divided into 18 chapters and 1459 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 Sealed Valley is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57139 and divided into 1459 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Sealed Valley by Hulbert Footner, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #57139, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7294 sentences across 18 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 Sealed Valley divided for reading?
The Sealed Valley is presented in 18 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Sealed Valley as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1459 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 18 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Sealed Valley 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 Sealed Valley
Common questions about reading The Sealed Valley by Hulbert Footner on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Sealed Valley?
Yes. All 7294 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57139 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Sealed Valley is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57139, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Sealed Valley take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1459 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Sealed Valley section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Sealed Valley
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sealed Valley, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Frontispiece
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- Turned
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- Quick
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- Sound
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