Black-Eyed Susan
Black-Eyed Susan by Ethel Calvert Phillips is available here as the complete text, split into 387 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Black-Eyed Susan by Ethel Calvert Phillips. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38835.
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Black-Eyed Susan
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- Chapter I Black-Eyed Susan of Featherbed Lane
- Chapter II
- Chapter III Madame Bonnet’s Shop
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI The Gypsies
- Chapter VII In the Schoolhouse
- Chapter VIII Susan’s Present
- Chapter IX Hickory Dickory Dock
- Chapter X The Visit
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII Thanksgiving in Featherbed Lane
This edition of Black-Eyed Susan by Ethel Calvert Phillips carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38835, divided into 12 chapters and 387 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 Black-Eyed Susan divided for reading?
Black-Eyed Susan is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Black-Eyed Susan as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 387 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 12 chapters.
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Questions about reading Black-Eyed Susan
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Is this the complete text of Black-Eyed Susan?
Yes. All 1931 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38835 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Black-Eyed Susan is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38835, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Black-Eyed Susan take to read?
About 160 minutes of reading across 387 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Black-Eyed Susan section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Black-Eyed Susan
Words and structures a reader meets early in Black-Eyed Susan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Black
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black-Eyed Susan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Covered
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black-Eyed Susan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Short
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black-Eyed Susan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Brown
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Black-Eyed Susan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.