Cinderella Story
Cinderella Story by Allen Kim Lang is available here as the complete text, split into 265 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Cinderella Story by Allen Kim Lang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61081.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Cinderella Story
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0 of 264 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of Cinderella Story by Allen Kim Lang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61081, divided into 3 chapters and 265 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.
Where can I read Cinderella Story in full?
The complete text of Cinderella Story is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61081 and divided into 265 sections.
This page carries the whole of Cinderella Story by Allen Kim Lang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61081, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1324 sentences across 3 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 Cinderella Story divided for reading?
Cinderella Story is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Cinderella Story as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 265 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 3 chapters.
Can I hear Cinderella Story read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Cinderella Story can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Cinderella Story 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 Cinderella Story
Common questions about reading Cinderella Story by Allen Kim Lang on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Cinderella Story?
Yes. All 1324 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61081 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Cinderella Story is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #61081, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Cinderella Story take to read?
About 110 minutes of reading across 265 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Cinderella Story section by section
How to work through Cinderella Story section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 3 chapters of Cinderella Story to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Cinderella Story
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cinderella Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- First
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cinderella Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Vice-president
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cinderella Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cat--the
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cinderella Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Elevator
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cinderella Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.