Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 124 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4538.
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Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
This edition of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4538, divided into 16 chapters and 124 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #4538 and divided into 124 sections.
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How is Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe divided for reading?
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 124 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 16 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe 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 Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
Common questions about reading Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe?
Yes. All 618 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4538 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4538, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe take to read?
About 51 minutes of reading across 124 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Visitors
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- South
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- You're
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quiet
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.