Our Old Nursery Rhymes
Our Old Nursery Rhymes by H. (Henriëtte) [Illustrator] Willebeek le Mair is available here as the complete text, split into 37 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Our Old Nursery Rhymes by H. (Henriëtte) [Illustrator] Willebeek le Mair. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61009.
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Our Old Nursery Rhymes
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This edition of Our Old Nursery Rhymes by H. (Henriëtte) [Illustrator] Willebeek le Mair carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61009, divided into 1 chapters and 37 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 Our Old Nursery Rhymes is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61009 and divided into 37 sections.
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How is Our Old Nursery Rhymes divided for reading?
Our Old Nursery Rhymes is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Our Old Nursery Rhymes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 37 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Our Old Nursery Rhymes can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Our Old Nursery Rhymes 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 Our Old Nursery Rhymes
Common questions about reading Our Old Nursery Rhymes by H. (Henriëtte) [Illustrator] Willebeek le Mair on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Our Old Nursery Rhymes?
Yes. All 184 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61009 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Our Old Nursery Rhymes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #61009, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Our Old Nursery Rhymes take to read?
About 15 minutes of reading across 37 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Our Old Nursery Rhymes section by section
How to work through Our Old Nursery Rhymes section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Our Old Nursery Rhymes
Words and structures a reader meets early in Our Old Nursery Rhymes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Trade
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Old Nursery Rhymes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Black
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Old Nursery Rhymes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- London
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Old Nursery Rhymes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Schirmer
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Old Nursery Rhymes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.