Elsie Dinsmore
Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 705 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6440.
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Elsie Dinsmore
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This edition of Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6440, divided into 8 chapters and 705 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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The complete text of Elsie Dinsmore is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #6440 and divided into 705 sections.
This page carries the whole of Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #6440, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3522 sentences across 8 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 Elsie Dinsmore divided for reading?
Elsie Dinsmore is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Elsie Dinsmore as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 705 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 8 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Elsie Dinsmore can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Elsie Dinsmore 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 Elsie Dinsmore
Common questions about reading Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Elsie Dinsmore?
Yes. All 3522 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6440 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Elsie Dinsmore is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6440, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Elsie Dinsmore take to read?
About 293 minutes of reading across 705 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Elsie Dinsmore section by section
How to work through Elsie Dinsmore section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Read one section
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Vocabulary met early in Elsie Dinsmore
Words and structures a reader meets early in Elsie Dinsmore, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Never
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elsie Dinsmore; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Bright
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elsie Dinsmore; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sometimes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elsie Dinsmore; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Liquid
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elsie Dinsmore; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.