A Speckled Bird
A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans is available here as the complete text, split into 1192 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36029.
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A Speckled Bird
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
This edition of A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36029, divided into 27 chapters and 1192 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 Speckled Bird is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36029 and divided into 1192 sections.
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How is A Speckled Bird divided for reading?
A Speckled Bird is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Speckled Bird as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1192 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 27 chapters.
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Every sentence of A Speckled Bird 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 Speckled Bird
Common questions about reading A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Speckled Bird?
Yes. All 5960 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36029 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Speckled Bird is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #36029, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Speckled Bird take to read?
About 496 minutes of reading across 1192 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Speckled Bird section by section
How to work through A Speckled Bird section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Speckled Bird
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Speckled Bird, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Grandma
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Speckled Bird; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Named
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Speckled Bird; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Eglah
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Speckled Bird; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cousin
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