Once Upon A Time
Once Upon A Time by Richard Harding Davis is available here as the complete text, split into 771 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Once Upon A Time by Richard Harding Davis. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16908.
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Once Upon A Time
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This edition of Once Upon A Time by Richard Harding Davis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16908, divided into 9 chapters and 771 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.
Where can I read Once Upon A Time in full?
The complete text of Once Upon A Time is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #16908 and divided into 771 sections.
This page carries the whole of Once Upon A Time by Richard Harding Davis, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #16908, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3852 sentences across 9 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 Once Upon A Time divided for reading?
Once Upon A Time is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Once Upon A Time as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 771 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 9 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 Once Upon A Time read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Once Upon A Time can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Once Upon A Time 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 Once Upon A Time
Common questions about reading Once Upon A Time by Richard Harding Davis on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Once Upon A Time?
Yes. All 3852 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16908 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Once Upon A Time is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #16908, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Once Upon A Time take to read?
About 321 minutes of reading across 771 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Once Upon A Time section by section
How to work through Once Upon A Time section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 9 chapters of Once Upon A Time 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 Once Upon A Time
Words and structures a reader meets early in Once Upon A Time, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Suppose
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Once Upon A Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sister
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Once Upon A Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Going
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Once Upon A Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Frontispiece
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Once Upon A Time; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.