The White Dove
The White Dove by William John Locke is available here as the complete text, split into 1117 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The White Dove by William John Locke. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56013.
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The White Dove
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Shadow in a Life
- Chapter III Sylvester Consults the Stars
- Chapter IV Leroux Speaks
- Chapter V De Mortuis
- Chapter VI The Walden Art Colony
- Chapter VII The Dangerous Hour
- Chapter VIII Triumph
- Chapter IX Damon and Pythias
- Chapter X Sylvester Does Battle
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII The Cause Wanes
- Chapter XIII The Uses of Adversity
- Chapter XIV At Ayresford
- Chapter XV A Strip of Pink Paper
- Chapter XVI At Bay
- Chapter XVII A Wedding Eve
- Chapter XVIII Fellow-Travellers
- Chapter XIX The Sword Falls
- Chapter XX “Oh, White Dove of the Pity Divine”
- Chapter XXI Heritage
- Chapter XXII A Glorious World
This edition of The White Dove by William John Locke carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56013, divided into 22 chapters and 1117 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 White Dove is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The White Dove as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1117 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 22 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The White Dove?
Yes. All 5583 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56013 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The White Dove is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #56013, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The White Dove take to read?
About 465 minutes of reading across 1117 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The White Dove
Words and structures a reader meets early in The White Dove, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- White
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The White Dove; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Divine
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- Glorious
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- Thing
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