A Tale of the Summer Holidays
A Tale of the Summer Holidays by Geraldine Mockler is available here as the complete text, split into 209 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Tale of the Summer Holidays by Geraldine Mockler. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30469.
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A Tale of the Summer Holidays
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This edition of A Tale of the Summer Holidays by Geraldine Mockler carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30469, divided into 5 chapters and 209 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 Tale of the Summer Holidays is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30469 and divided into 209 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Tale of the Summer Holidays by Geraldine Mockler, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30469, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1044 sentences across 5 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 Tale of the Summer Holidays divided for reading?
A Tale of the Summer Holidays is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Tale of the Summer Holidays as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 209 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 5 chapters.
Can I hear A Tale of the Summer Holidays read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A Tale of the Summer Holidays can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A Tale of the Summer Holidays 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 Tale of the Summer Holidays
Common questions about reading A Tale of the Summer Holidays by Geraldine Mockler on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Tale of the Summer Holidays?
Yes. All 1044 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30469 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Tale of the Summer Holidays is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30469, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Tale of the Summer Holidays take to read?
About 87 minutes of reading across 209 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Tale of the Summer Holidays section by section
How to work through A Tale of the Summer Holidays section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A Tale of the Summer Holidays
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Tale of the Summer Holidays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Secret
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of the Summer Holidays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Meeting
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of the Summer Holidays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Holidays
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of the Summer Holidays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Began
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tale of the Summer Holidays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.