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A Very Naughty Girl

A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade is available here as the complete text, split into 1422 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

L. T. Meade31 chapters

A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36853.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 31 chapters

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A Very Naughty Girl

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0 of 1411 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Arrival of Evelyn 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Cradle Life of Wild Eve 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV “I Draw the Line at Uncle Ned.” 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Frank’s Eyes 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Hungry Girl 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Staying to Dinner 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Evening-Dress 110 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Breakfast in Bed 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Jasper Was to Go 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI “I Cannot Alter My Plans.” 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Hunger 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Jasper to the Rescue 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Change of Plans 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV School 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Sylvia’s Drive 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Fall in the Snow 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII A Red Gipsy Cloak 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX “Why Did You Do It?” 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX “Not Good nor Honorable.” 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Torn Book 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII “Stick to Your Colors, Evelyn.” 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII One Week of Grace 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV “Who Is E. W.?” 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Uncle Edward 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Tangles 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The Room with the Light That Flickered 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Loaded Gun 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI For Uncle Edward’s Sake 13 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Every sentence of A Very Naughty Girl 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.

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Is this the complete text of A Very Naughty Girl?

Yes. All 7109 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36853 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Very Naughty Girl is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36853, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Very Naughty Girl take to read?

About 592 minutes of reading across 1422 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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