Elsie's Widowhood
Elsie's Widowhood by Martha Finley is available here as the complete text, split into 702 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children by Martha Finley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #38353.
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This edition of Elsie's Widowhood by Martha Finley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #38353, divided into 25 chapters and 702 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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The complete text of Elsie's Widowhood is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #38353 and divided into 702 sections.
This page carries the whole of Elsie's Widowhood by Martha Finley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #38353, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3510 sentences across 25 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.
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Elsie's Widowhood is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Elsie's Widowhood as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 702 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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Every sentence of Elsie's Widowhood 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 Elsie's Widowhood?
Yes. All 3510 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38353 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Elsie's Widowhood is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #38353, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Elsie's Widowhood take to read?
About 292 minutes of reading across 702 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Elsie's Widowhood
Words and structures a reader meets early in Elsie's Widowhood, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Holmes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elsie's Widowhood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Preface
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elsie's Widowhood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Heart
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elsie's Widowhood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Favorite
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elsie's Widowhood; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.