Mother West Wind "Where" Stories
Mother West Wind "Where" Stories by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess is available here as the complete text, split into 337 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mother West Wind "Where" Stories by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17250.
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Mother West Wind "Where" Stories
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This edition of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17250, divided into 4 chapters and 337 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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The complete text of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #17250 and divided into 337 sections.
This page carries the whole of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #17250, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1682 sentences across 4 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 Mother West Wind "Where" Stories divided for reading?
Mother West Wind "Where" Stories is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mother West Wind "Where" Stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 337 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 4 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.
Can I hear Mother West Wind "Where" Stories read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories 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 Mother West Wind "Where" Stories
Common questions about reading Mother West Wind "Where" Stories by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories?
Yes. All 1682 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17250 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #17250, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mother West Wind "Where" Stories take to read?
About 140 minutes of reading across 337 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Mother West Wind "Where" Stories section by section
How to work through Mother West Wind "Where" Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 4 chapters of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories 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 Mother West Wind "Where" Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mother West Wind "Where" Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Everybody
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Knows
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Grandfather
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mouth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother West Wind "Where" Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.