Christmas Roses and Other Stories
Christmas Roses and Other Stories by Anne Douglas Sedgwick is available here as the complete text, split into 1088 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Christmas Roses and Other Stories by Anne Douglas Sedgwick. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40650.
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Christmas Roses and Other Stories
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This edition of Christmas Roses and Other Stories by Anne Douglas Sedgwick carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40650, divided into 13 chapters and 1088 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 Christmas Roses and Other Stories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #40650 and divided into 1088 sections.
This page carries the whole of Christmas Roses and Other Stories by Anne Douglas Sedgwick, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #40650, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5436 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 Christmas Roses and Other Stories divided for reading?
Christmas Roses and Other Stories is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Christmas Roses and Other Stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1088 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 13 chapters.
Can I hear Christmas Roses and Other Stories read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Christmas Roses and Other Stories can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Christmas Roses and Other Stories 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 Christmas Roses and Other Stories
Common questions about reading Christmas Roses and Other Stories by Anne Douglas Sedgwick on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Christmas Roses and Other Stories?
Yes. All 5436 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40650 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Christmas Roses and Other Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #40650, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Christmas Roses and Other Stories take to read?
About 453 minutes of reading across 1088 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Christmas Roses and Other Stories section by section
How to work through Christmas Roses and Other Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Christmas Roses and Other Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Christmas Roses and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Douglas
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- Sedgwick
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- Basil
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- Lincourt
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