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Dorothy Dale's Promise

Dorothy Dale's Promise by Margaret Penrose is available here as the complete text, split into 805 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Margaret Penrose30 chapters

Dorothy Dale's Promise by Margaret Penrose. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54021.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 30 chapters

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Dorothy Dale's Promise

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  1. Chapter I 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Dorothy Dale's Promise by Margaret Penrose carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54021, divided into 30 chapters and 805 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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This page carries the whole of Dorothy Dale's Promise by Margaret Penrose, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54021, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4025 sentences across 30 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 Dorothy Dale's Promise divided for reading?

Dorothy Dale's Promise is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Dorothy Dale's Promise as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 805 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 30 chapters.

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Every sentence of Dorothy Dale's Promise 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.

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Is this the complete text of Dorothy Dale's Promise?

Yes. All 4025 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54021 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Dorothy Dale's Promise is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #54021, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Dorothy Dale's Promise take to read?

About 335 minutes of reading across 805 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Dorothy Dale's Promise

Words and structures a reader meets early in Dorothy Dale's Promise, 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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