Kitty-cat tales
Kitty-cat tales by Alice van Leer Carrick is available here as the complete text, split into 213 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Kitty-cat tales by Alice van Leer Carrick. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #76176.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Kitty-cat tales
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This edition of Kitty-cat tales by Alice van Leer Carrick carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #76176, divided into 2 chapters and 213 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.
Where can I read Kitty-cat tales in full?
The complete text of Kitty-cat tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #76176 and divided into 213 sections.
This page carries the whole of Kitty-cat tales by Alice van Leer Carrick, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #76176, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1064 sentences across 2 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 Kitty-cat tales divided for reading?
Kitty-cat tales is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Kitty-cat tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 213 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 2 chapters.
Can I hear Kitty-cat tales read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Kitty-cat tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Kitty-cat tales 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 Kitty-cat tales
Common questions about reading Kitty-cat tales by Alice van Leer Carrick on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Kitty-cat tales?
Yes. All 1064 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #76176 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Kitty-cat tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #76176, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Kitty-cat tales take to read?
About 88 minutes of reading across 213 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Kitty-cat tales section by section
How to work through Kitty-cat tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 2 chapters of Kitty-cat tales to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Kitty-cat tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Kitty-cat tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Kitty-cat
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kitty-cat tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Tales
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kitty-cat tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lothrop
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kitty-cat tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Shepard
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kitty-cat tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.