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Aunt Kitty's Tales

Aunt Kitty's Tales by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh is available here as the complete text, split into 811 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh40 chapters

Aunt Kitty's Tales by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42837.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Aunt Kitty's Tales

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0 of 795 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 121 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 19 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Aunt Kitty's Tales by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42837, divided into 40 chapters and 811 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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How is Aunt Kitty's Tales divided for reading?

Aunt Kitty's Tales is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Aunt Kitty's Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 811 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 40 chapters.

Can I hear Aunt Kitty's Tales read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Aunt Kitty's Tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Aunt Kitty's Tales 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 Aunt Kitty's Tales

Common questions about reading Aunt Kitty's Tales by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Aunt Kitty's Tales?

Yes. All 4055 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42837 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Aunt Kitty's Tales is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42837, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Aunt Kitty's Tales take to read?

About 337 minutes of reading across 811 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Aunt Kitty's Tales section by section

How to work through Aunt Kitty's Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Aunt Kitty's Tales

Words and structures a reader meets early in Aunt Kitty's Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Kitty's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aunt Kitty's Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tales
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aunt Kitty's Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
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Lives
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aunt Kitty's Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.