Daddy Takes Us Skating
Daddy Takes Us Skating by Howard Roger Garis is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 185 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Daddy Takes Us Skating by Howard Roger Garis. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10220.
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Daddy Takes Us Skating
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This edition of Daddy Takes Us Skating by Howard Roger Garis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10220, divided into 11 chapters and 185 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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How is Daddy Takes Us Skating divided for reading?
Daddy Takes Us Skating is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Daddy Takes Us Skating as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 185 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 11 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 Daddy Takes Us Skating?
Yes. All 922 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10220 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Daddy Takes Us Skating is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #10220, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Daddy Takes Us Skating take to read?
About 76 minutes of reading across 185 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Daddy Takes Us Skating
Words and structures a reader meets early in Daddy Takes Us Skating, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Excited
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Daddy Takes Us Skating; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hearing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Daddy Takes Us Skating; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Father
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Daddy Takes Us Skating; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Speak
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Daddy Takes Us Skating; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.