A Chicago Princess
A Chicago Princess by Robert Barr is available here as the complete text, split into 813 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Chicago Princess by Robert Barr. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52363.
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A Chicago Princess
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This edition of A Chicago Princess by Robert Barr carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52363, divided into 25 chapters and 813 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 Chicago Princess is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #52363 and divided into 813 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Chicago Princess by Robert Barr, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52363, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4061 sentences across 25 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 Chicago Princess divided for reading?
A Chicago Princess is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Chicago Princess as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 813 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 25 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Chicago Princess can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Chicago Princess 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 Chicago Princess
Common questions about reading A Chicago Princess by Robert Barr on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Chicago Princess?
Yes. All 4061 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52363 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Chicago Princess is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #52363, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Chicago Princess take to read?
About 338 minutes of reading across 813 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Chicago Princess section by section
How to work through A Chicago Princess section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Choose one of the 25 chapters of A Chicago Princess to begin.
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Vocabulary met early in A Chicago Princess
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Chicago Princess, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Certain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Chicago Princess; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fills
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Chicago Princess; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wonder
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Chicago Princess; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Peacefully
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Chicago Princess; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.