Little Prudy's Captain Horace
Little Prudy's Captain Horace by Sophie May is available here as the complete text, split into 284 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Little Prudy's Captain Horace by Sophie May. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53306.
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Little Prudy's Captain Horace
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This edition of Little Prudy's Captain Horace by Sophie May carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #53306, divided into 3 chapters and 284 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 Little Prudy's Captain Horace is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #53306 and divided into 284 sections.
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How is Little Prudy's Captain Horace divided for reading?
Little Prudy's Captain Horace is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Little Prudy's Captain Horace as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 284 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 Little Prudy's Captain Horace 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.
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Is this the complete text of Little Prudy's Captain Horace?
Yes. All 1420 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53306 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Little Prudy's Captain Horace is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #53306, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Little Prudy's Captain Horace take to read?
About 118 minutes of reading across 284 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Little Prudy's Captain Horace
Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Prudy's Captain Horace, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Making
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Prudy's Captain Horace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Candy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Prudy's Captain Horace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Camping
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Prudy's Captain Horace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Taking
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Prudy's Captain Horace; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.