Mademoiselle Fifi
Mademoiselle Fifi by Guy de Maupassant is available here as the complete text, split into 169 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mademoiselle Fifi by Guy de Maupassant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4788.
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Mademoiselle Fifi
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This edition of Mademoiselle Fifi by Guy de Maupassant carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4788, divided into 2 chapters and 169 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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How is Mademoiselle Fifi divided for reading?
Mademoiselle Fifi is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mademoiselle Fifi as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 169 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 2 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 Mademoiselle Fifi 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 Mademoiselle Fifi
Common questions about reading Mademoiselle Fifi by Guy de Maupassant on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Mademoiselle Fifi?
Yes. All 842 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4788 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mademoiselle Fifi is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4788, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mademoiselle Fifi take to read?
About 70 minutes of reading across 169 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Mademoiselle Fifi section by section
How to work through Mademoiselle Fifi section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Mademoiselle Fifi
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mademoiselle Fifi, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Typed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mademoiselle Fifi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Brett
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mademoiselle Fifi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fishburne
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mademoiselle Fifi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Proofed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mademoiselle Fifi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.