Little Wideawake
Little Wideawake by Sale, Mrs. Barker is available here as the complete text, split into 650 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Little Wideawake: A story book for little children by Sale, Mrs. Barker. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54050.
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Little Wideawake
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This edition of Little Wideawake by Sale, Mrs. Barker carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54050, divided into 11 chapters and 650 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 Little Wideawake in full?
The complete text of Little Wideawake is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54050 and divided into 650 sections.
This page carries the whole of Little Wideawake by Sale, Mrs. Barker, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54050, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3248 sentences across 11 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 Little Wideawake divided for reading?
Little Wideawake is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Little Wideawake as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 650 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.
Can I hear Little Wideawake read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Little Wideawake can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Little Wideawake 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 Wideawake
Common questions about reading Little Wideawake by Sale, Mrs. Barker on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Little Wideawake?
Yes. All 3248 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54050 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Little Wideawake is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54050, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Little Wideawake take to read?
About 270 minutes of reading across 650 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Little Wideawake section by section
How to work through Little Wideawake section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 11 chapters of Little Wideawake 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 Little Wideawake
Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Wideawake, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Wideawake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wide-awake
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Wideawake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Wideawake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Children
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Wideawake; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.