Famous stories from foreign countries
Famous stories from foreign countries by Edna Worthley [Translator] Underwood is available here as the complete text, split into 483 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Famous stories from foreign countries by Edna Worthley [Translator] Underwood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75466.
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Famous stories from foreign countries
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This edition of Famous stories from foreign countries by Edna Worthley [Translator] Underwood carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #75466, divided into 5 chapters and 483 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 Famous stories from foreign countries is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #75466 and divided into 483 sections.
This page carries the whole of Famous stories from foreign countries by Edna Worthley [Translator] Underwood, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #75466, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2413 sentences across 5 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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Famous stories from foreign countries is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Famous stories from foreign countries as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 483 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 5 chapters.
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Every sentence of Famous stories from foreign countries 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 Famous stories from foreign countries?
Yes. All 2413 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75466 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Famous stories from foreign countries is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #75466, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Famous stories from foreign countries take to read?
About 201 minutes of reading across 483 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Famous stories from foreign countries
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