A borrowed sister
A borrowed sister by Eliza Orne White is available here as the complete text, split into 373 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A borrowed sister by Eliza Orne White. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75627.
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A borrowed sister
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This edition of A borrowed sister by Eliza Orne White carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #75627, divided into 15 chapters and 373 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 A borrowed sister is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #75627 and divided into 373 sections.
This page carries the whole of A borrowed sister by Eliza Orne White, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #75627, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1862 sentences across 15 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 A borrowed sister divided for reading?
A borrowed sister is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A borrowed sister as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 373 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 15 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A borrowed sister can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A borrowed sister 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 A borrowed sister
Common questions about reading A borrowed sister by Eliza Orne White on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A borrowed sister?
Yes. All 1862 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75627 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A borrowed sister is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #75627, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A borrowed sister take to read?
About 155 minutes of reading across 373 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A borrowed sister section by section
How to work through A borrowed sister section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A borrowed sister
Words and structures a reader meets early in A borrowed sister, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Child
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A borrowed sister; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Borrowed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A borrowed sister; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sister
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A borrowed sister; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Space
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A borrowed sister; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.