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My Little Sister

My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins is available here as the complete text, split into 1029 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Elizabeth Robins34 chapters

My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36220.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 34 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

My Little Sister

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1015 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36220, divided into 34 chapters and 1029 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.

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The complete text of My Little Sister is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #36220 and divided into 1029 sections.

This page carries the whole of My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36220, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5145 sentences across 34 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 My Little Sister divided for reading?

My Little Sister is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting My Little Sister as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1029 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 34 chapters.

Can I hear My Little Sister read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of My Little Sister can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of My Little Sister 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 My Little Sister

Common questions about reading My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of My Little Sister?

Yes. All 5145 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36220 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of My Little Sister is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36220, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does My Little Sister take to read?

About 428 minutes of reading across 1029 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read My Little Sister section by section

How to work through My Little Sister section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in My Little Sister

Words and structures a reader meets early in My Little Sister, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Under
A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Little Sister; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Woman
A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Little Sister; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Writer's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Little Sister; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
League
A word that appears in the opening chapter of My Little Sister; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.