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Bonnie May

Bonnie May by Louis Dodge is available here as the complete text, split into 1295 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Bonnie May by Louis Dodge. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71617.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

Bonnie May

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1282 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 59 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Bonnie May by Louis Dodge carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71617, divided into 31 chapters and 1295 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 Bonnie May is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #71617 and divided into 1295 sections.

This page carries the whole of Bonnie May by Louis Dodge, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #71617, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6474 sentences across 31 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 Bonnie May divided for reading?

Bonnie May is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Bonnie May as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1295 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 31 chapters.

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

Every sentence of Bonnie May 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 Bonnie May

Common questions about reading Bonnie May by Louis Dodge on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Bonnie May?

Yes. All 6474 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71617 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Bonnie May is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #71617, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Bonnie May take to read?

About 539 minutes of reading across 1295 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Bonnie May section by section

How to work through Bonnie May 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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Vocabulary met early in Bonnie May

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

Assumed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bonnie May; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Slightly
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Careless
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bonnie May; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Looked
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bonnie May; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.