Our Children
Our Children by Anatole France is available here as the complete text, split into 67 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Our Children: Scenes from the Country and the Town by Anatole France. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28695.
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Our Children
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This edition of Our Children by Anatole France carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #28695, divided into 1 chapters and 67 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 Our Children is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #28695 and divided into 67 sections.
This page carries the whole of Our Children by Anatole France, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #28695, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 333 sentences across 1 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 Our Children divided for reading?
Our Children is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Our Children as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 67 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 1 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.
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Is this the complete text of Our Children?
Yes. All 333 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28695 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Our Children is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #28695, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Our Children take to read?
About 27 minutes of reading across 67 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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