Dorothy Dale and Her Chums
Dorothy Dale and Her Chums by Margaret Penrose is available here as the complete text, split into 615 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Dorothy Dale and Her Chums by Margaret Penrose carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54147, divided into 25 chapters and 615 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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Dorothy Dale and Her Chums is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dorothy Dale and Her Chums as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 615 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 25 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Dorothy Dale and Her Chums?
Yes. All 3072 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54147 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #54147, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dorothy Dale and Her Chums take to read?
About 256 minutes of reading across 615 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Dorothy Dale and Her Chums
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dorothy Dale and Her Chums, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
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- Dorothy
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- To-day
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- Glenwood
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