The Valley of Vision
The Valley of Vision by Henry Van Dyke is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 706 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales by Henry Van Dyke. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6009.
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The Valley of Vision
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This edition of The Valley of Vision by Henry Van Dyke carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6009, divided into 8 chapters and 706 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
Where can I read The Valley of Vision in full?
The complete text of The Valley of Vision is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #6009 and divided into 706 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Valley of Vision by Henry Van Dyke, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #6009, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3528 sentences across 8 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 Valley of Vision divided for reading?
The Valley of Vision is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Valley of Vision as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 706 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 8 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear The Valley of Vision read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Valley of Vision can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Valley of Vision 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 Valley of Vision
Common questions about reading The Valley of Vision by Henry Van Dyke on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Valley of Vision?
Yes. All 3528 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6009 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Valley of Vision is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6009, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Valley of Vision take to read?
About 294 minutes of reading across 706 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Valley of Vision section by section
How to work through The Valley of Vision section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 8 chapters of The Valley of Vision to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in The Valley of Vision
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Valley of Vision, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Shall
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Valley of Vision; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dream
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Valley of Vision; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dreams
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Valley of Vision; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Young
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Valley of Vision; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.