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Azalea

Azalea by Elia Wilkinson Peattie is available here as the complete text, split into 673 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Azalea: The Story of a Little Girl in the Blue Ridge Mountains by Elia Wilkinson Peattie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53727.

15 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 15 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Azalea

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  1. Chapter I The Mcbirneys 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II New Friends 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III In Hiding 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV New Clothes 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Shoals 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Growing Pains 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Singing 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Kidnapping 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Haystack Thompson 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Summers Family 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Ma Says No 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII At Home Again 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Sacrifice 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Azalea Chooses 21 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Azalea by Elia Wilkinson Peattie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53727, divided into 15 chapters and 673 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 Azalea is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #53727 and divided into 673 sections.

This page carries the whole of Azalea by Elia Wilkinson Peattie, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #53727, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3364 sentences across 15 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 Azalea divided for reading?

Azalea is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Azalea as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 673 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 15 chapters.

Can I hear Azalea read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Azalea can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Azalea 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 Azalea

Common questions about reading Azalea by Elia Wilkinson Peattie on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Azalea?

Yes. All 3364 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53727 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Azalea is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #53727, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Azalea take to read?

About 280 minutes of reading across 673 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Azalea section by section

How to work through Azalea section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Azalea

Words and structures a reader meets early in Azalea, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Guinea
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Azalea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wanted
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Azalea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Everybody
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Azalea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Right
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Azalea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.