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Dorothy Dale in the City

Dorothy Dale in the City by Margaret Penrose is available here as the complete text, split into 677 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Dorothy Dale in the City by Margaret Penrose. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38555.

26 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 26 chapters

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Dorothy Dale in the City

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  1. Chapter I 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Going Home 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III “Get a Horse!” 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Real Beauty Bath 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Real Ghosts 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Aftermath 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Just Dales 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Sixty Miles an Hour 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Shopping Tour 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Dress Parade 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Tea in a Stable 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Startling Discovery 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Dangerous Ground 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Thick Ice and Thin 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Thickened Plot 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Fright and Courage 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Captured by Two Girls 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Pathos and Poverty 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV A Young Reformer 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Loving Cup 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI A New Collector 27 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Dorothy Dale in the City by Margaret Penrose carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38555, divided into 26 chapters and 677 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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Rather than presenting Dorothy Dale in the City as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 677 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 26 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Dorothy Dale in the City?

Yes. All 3382 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38555 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Dorothy Dale in the City is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #38555, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Dorothy Dale in the City take to read?

About 281 minutes of reading across 677 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Dorothy Dale in the City

Words and structures a reader meets early in Dorothy Dale in the City, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Dorothy
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To-day
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Chums
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