Annie o' the Banks o' Dee
Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Gordon Stables is available here as the complete text, split into 692 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Gordon Stables. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37357.
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Annie o' the Banks o' Dee
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This edition of Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Gordon Stables carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37357, divided into 8 chapters and 692 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 Annie o' the Banks o' Dee is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37357 and divided into 692 sections.
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How is Annie o' the Banks o' Dee divided for reading?
Annie o' the Banks o' Dee is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Annie o' the Banks o' Dee as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 692 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 8 chapters.
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Every sentence of Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 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 Annie o' the Banks o' Dee?
Yes. All 3460 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37357 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Annie o' the Banks o' Dee is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37357, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Annie o' the Banks o' Dee take to read?
About 288 minutes of reading across 692 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Annie o' the Banks o' Dee
Words and structures a reader meets early in Annie o' the Banks o' Dee, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Annie
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Annie o' the Banks o' Dee; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Banks
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Annie o' the Banks o' Dee; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gordon
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Annie o' the Banks o' Dee; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stables
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Annie o' the Banks o' Dee; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.