Aunt Madge's Story
Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May is available here as the complete text, split into 344 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25356.
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Aunt Madge's Story
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This edition of Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25356, divided into 13 chapters and 344 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Aunt Madge's Story is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #25356 and divided into 344 sections.
This page carries the whole of Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #25356, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1717 sentences across 13 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 Aunt Madge's Story divided for reading?
Aunt Madge's Story is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Aunt Madge's Story as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 344 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 13 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear Aunt Madge's Story read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Aunt Madge's Story can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Aunt Madge's Story 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 Madge's Story
Common questions about reading Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Aunt Madge's Story?
Yes. All 1717 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25356 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Aunt Madge's Story is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #25356, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Aunt Madge's Story take to read?
About 143 minutes of reading across 344 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Aunt Madge's Story section by section
How to work through Aunt Madge's Story section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 13 chapters of Aunt Madge's Story to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
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Vocabulary met early in Aunt Madge's Story
Words and structures a reader meets early in Aunt Madge's Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aunt Madge's Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Prudy's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aunt Madge's Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Flyaway
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aunt Madge's Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Series
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aunt Madge's Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.