Elizabeth, Her Folks
Elizabeth, Her Folks by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley is available here as the complete text, split into 973 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Elizabeth, Her Folks by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53788.
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Elizabeth, Her Folks
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This edition of Elizabeth, Her Folks by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53788, divided into 20 chapters and 973 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 Elizabeth, Her Folks by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #53788, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4863 sentences across 20 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 Elizabeth, Her Folks divided for reading?
Elizabeth, Her Folks is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Elizabeth, Her Folks as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 973 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 20 chapters.
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Every sentence of Elizabeth, Her Folks 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 Elizabeth, Her Folks
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Is this the complete text of Elizabeth, Her Folks?
Yes. All 4863 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53788 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Elizabeth, Her Folks is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #53788, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Elizabeth, Her Folks take to read?
About 405 minutes of reading across 973 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Elizabeth, Her Folks
Words and structures a reader meets early in Elizabeth, Her Folks, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elizabeth, Her Folks; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Short-sleeved
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elizabeth, Her Folks; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ruffled
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elizabeth, Her Folks; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Nightgown
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