Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People
Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People by Ronald Firbank is available here as the complete text, split into 30 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People by Ronald Firbank. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58720.
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Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People
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This edition of Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People by Ronald Firbank carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58720, divided into 1 chapters and 30 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 Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #58720 and divided into 30 sections.
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How is Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People divided for reading?
Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 30 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 1 chapters.
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Questions about reading Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People
Common questions about reading Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People by Ronald Firbank on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People?
Yes. All 147 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58720 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #58720, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People take to read?
About 12 minutes of reading across 30 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People section by section
How to work through Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People
Words and structures a reader meets early in Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Trenchant
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Satire
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cannot
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.