Wild Heather
Wild Heather by L. T. Meade is available here as the complete text, split into 969 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Wild Heather by L. T. Meade. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #41826.
Course Syllabus
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Wild Heather
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This edition of Wild Heather by L. T. Meade carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #41826, divided into 22 chapters and 969 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 Wild Heather in full?
The complete text of Wild Heather is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #41826 and divided into 969 sections.
This page carries the whole of Wild Heather by L. T. Meade, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41826, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4842 sentences across 22 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 Wild Heather divided for reading?
Wild Heather is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Wild Heather as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 969 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.
Can I hear Wild Heather read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Wild Heather can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Wild Heather 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 Wild Heather
Common questions about reading Wild Heather by L. T. Meade on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Wild Heather?
Yes. All 4842 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41826 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Wild Heather is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #41826, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Wild Heather take to read?
About 403 minutes of reading across 969 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Wild Heather section by section
How to work through Wild Heather section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 22 chapters of Wild Heather 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
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Wild Heather
Words and structures a reader meets early in Wild Heather, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Frontispiece
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Heather; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Colour
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Heather; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Three
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Heather; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Black-and-white
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wild Heather; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.