Gray Lady and the Birds
Gray Lady and the Birds by Mabel Osgood Wright is available here as the complete text, split into 850 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Gray Lady and the Birds: Stories of the Bird Year for Home and School by Mabel Osgood Wright. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62793.
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This edition of Gray Lady and the Birds by Mabel Osgood Wright carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #62793, divided into 11 chapters and 850 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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Gray Lady and the Birds is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Gray Lady and the Birds as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 850 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 11 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Gray Lady and the Birds?
Yes. All 4247 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62793 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Gray Lady and the Birds is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #62793, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Gray Lady and the Birds take to read?
About 353 minutes of reading across 850 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Gray Lady and the Birds
Words and structures a reader meets early in Gray Lady and the Birds, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- President
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- Audubon
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- Society
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- State
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