Original Stories from Real Life
Original Stories from Real Life by Mary Wollstonecraft is available here as the complete text, split into 205 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Original stories from real life With conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodness. by Mary Wollstonecraft. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64275.
Course Syllabus
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Original Stories from Real Life
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This edition of Original Stories from Real Life by Mary Wollstonecraft carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64275, divided into 2 chapters and 205 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 Original Stories from Real Life is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #64275 and divided into 205 sections.
This page carries the whole of Original Stories from Real Life by Mary Wollstonecraft, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #64275, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1022 sentences across 2 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 Original Stories from Real Life divided for reading?
Original Stories from Real Life is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Original Stories from Real Life as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 205 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 2 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Original Stories from Real Life can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Original Stories from Real Life 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 Original Stories from Real Life
Common questions about reading Original Stories from Real Life by Mary Wollstonecraft on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Original Stories from Real Life?
Yes. All 1022 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64275 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Original Stories from Real Life is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64275, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Original Stories from Real Life take to read?
About 85 minutes of reading across 205 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Original Stories from Real Life section by section
How to work through Original Stories from Real Life section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Original Stories from Real Life
Words and structures a reader meets early in Original Stories from Real Life, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Original
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Original Stories from Real Life; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Original Stories from Real Life; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Conversations
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Original Stories from Real Life; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Calculated
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Original Stories from Real Life; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.