A Little World
A Little World by George Manville Fenn is available here as the complete text, split into 1185 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Little World by George Manville Fenn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34143.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
A Little World
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This edition of A Little World by George Manville Fenn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34143, divided into 14 chapters and 1185 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 A Little World in full?
The complete text of A Little World is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #34143 and divided into 1185 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Little World by George Manville Fenn, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34143, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5921 sentences across 14 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 Little World divided for reading?
A Little World is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Little World as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1185 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 14 chapters.
Can I hear A Little World read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Little World can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Little World 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 Little World
Common questions about reading A Little World by George Manville Fenn on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Little World?
Yes. All 5921 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34143 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Little World is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34143, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Little World take to read?
About 493 minutes of reading across 1185 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Little World section by section
How to work through A Little World section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 14 chapters of A Little World 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 A Little World
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Little World, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Volume
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Little World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chapter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Little World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Duplex
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Little World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Street
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Little World; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.