Folk Tales of Breffny
Folk Tales of Breffny by Bampton Hunt is available here as the complete text, split into 262 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Folk Tales of Breffny by Bampton Hunt. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54724.
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Folk Tales of Breffny
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This edition of Folk Tales of Breffny by Bampton Hunt carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54724, divided into 3 chapters and 262 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 Folk Tales of Breffny is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54724 and divided into 262 sections.
This page carries the whole of Folk Tales of Breffny by Bampton Hunt, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54724, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1310 sentences across 3 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 Folk Tales of Breffny divided for reading?
Folk Tales of Breffny is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Folk Tales of Breffny as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 262 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 3 chapters.
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Every sentence of Folk Tales of Breffny 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 Folk Tales of Breffny
Common questions about reading Folk Tales of Breffny by Bampton Hunt on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Folk Tales of Breffny?
Yes. All 1310 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54724 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Folk Tales of Breffny is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54724, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Folk Tales of Breffny take to read?
About 109 minutes of reading across 262 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Folk Tales of Breffny section by section
How to work through Folk Tales of Breffny section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Folk Tales of Breffny
Words and structures a reader meets early in Folk Tales of Breffny, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Folk Tales of Breffny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Volume
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Folk Tales of Breffny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Better
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Folk Tales of Breffny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Learning
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Folk Tales of Breffny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.