Chronicles of Avonlea
Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 850 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1354.
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Chronicles of Avonlea
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
This edition of Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1354, divided into 21 chapters and 850 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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Chronicles of Avonlea is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Chronicles of Avonlea as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 850 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 21 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.
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Is this the complete text of Chronicles of Avonlea?
Yes. All 4246 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1354 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Chronicles of Avonlea is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1354, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Chronicles of Avonlea take to read?
About 353 minutes of reading across 850 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Chronicles of Avonlea
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- Unsung
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- Beauty
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- Common
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- Things
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