Marjorie Daw
Marjorie Daw by Thomas Bailey Aldrich is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 103 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Marjorie Daw by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1758.
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This edition of Marjorie Daw by Thomas Bailey Aldrich carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1758, divided into 2 chapters and 103 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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Rather than presenting Marjorie Daw as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 103 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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Is this the complete text of Marjorie Daw?
Yes. All 511 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1758 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Marjorie Daw is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1758, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Marjorie Daw take to read?
About 42 minutes of reading across 103 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Marjorie Daw
Words and structures a reader meets early in Marjorie Daw, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Dillon
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- Edward
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- Delaney
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- Pines
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