Girls New and Old
Girls New and Old by L. T. Meade is available here as the complete text, split into 1165 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Girls New and Old by L. T. Meade. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45659.
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Girls New and Old
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
This edition of Girls New and Old by L. T. Meade carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45659, divided into 27 chapters and 1165 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 Girls New and Old is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #45659 and divided into 1165 sections.
This page carries the whole of Girls New and Old by L. T. Meade, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45659, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5823 sentences across 27 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 Girls New and Old divided for reading?
Girls New and Old is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Girls New and Old as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1165 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 27 chapters.
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Every sentence of Girls New and Old 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 Girls New and Old
Common questions about reading Girls New and Old by L. T. Meade on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Girls New and Old?
Yes. All 5823 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45659 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Girls New and Old is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45659, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Girls New and Old take to read?
About 485 minutes of reading across 1165 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Girls New and Old section by section
How to work through Girls New and Old section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Girls New and Old
Words and structures a reader meets early in Girls New and Old, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Meade
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Girls New and Old; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Girls New and Old; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Betty
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Girls New and Old; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- School
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Girls New and Old; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.