Every Girl's Book
Every Girl's Book by George Frank Butler is available here as the complete text, split into 111 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Every Girl's Book by George Frank Butler. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28812.
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Every Girl's Book
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This edition of Every Girl's Book by George Frank Butler carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #28812, divided into 1 chapters and 111 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.
Where can I read Every Girl's Book in full?
The complete text of Every Girl's Book is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #28812 and divided into 111 sections.
This page carries the whole of Every Girl's Book by George Frank Butler, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #28812, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 553 sentences across 1 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 Every Girl's Book divided for reading?
Every Girl's Book is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Every Girl's Book as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 111 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 1 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.
Can I hear Every Girl's Book read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Every Girl's Book can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Every Girl's Book 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 Every Girl's Book
Common questions about reading Every Girl's Book by George Frank Butler on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Every Girl's Book?
Yes. All 553 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28812 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Every Girl's Book is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #28812, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Every Girl's Book take to read?
About 46 minutes of reading across 111 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Every Girl's Book section by section
How to work through Every Girl's Book section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in Every Girl's Book
Words and structures a reader meets early in Every Girl's Book, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- George
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Every Girl's Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Butler
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Every Girl's Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Second
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- Series
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