Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White
Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White by Joel Chandler Harris is available here as the complete text, split into 469 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White
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This edition of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White by Joel Chandler Harris carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19648, divided into 5 chapters and 469 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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This page carries the whole of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White by Joel Chandler Harris, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #19648, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2345 sentences across 5 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 Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White divided for reading?
Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 469 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 5 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White 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 Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White
Common questions about reading Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White by Joel Chandler Harris on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White?
Yes. All 2345 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19648 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #19648, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White take to read?
About 195 minutes of reading across 469 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White section by section
How to work through Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Circumstances
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Partly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Accidental
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sentimental
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.