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Patty in the City

Patty in the City by Carolyn Wells is available here as the complete text, split into 576 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Patty in the City by Carolyn Wells. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56583.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 23 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Patty in the City

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  1. Chapter I Plans 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A Last Meeting 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A New Home 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Lorraine 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A New School 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Reason Why 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Some New Friends 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Tea-Party 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Hilda 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Grigs 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII A Visit to the Hospital 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Elise 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Pleasant Saturday 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI A Capable Cook 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Lorraine’s Endeavour 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Circus Party 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Themes 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Two Confidential Interviews 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Cinderella Party 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII “It” 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Patty in the City by Carolyn Wells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56583, divided into 23 chapters and 576 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 Patty in the City is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #56583 and divided into 576 sections.

This page carries the whole of Patty in the City by Carolyn Wells, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #56583, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2876 sentences across 23 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 Patty in the City divided for reading?

Patty in the City is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Patty in the City as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 576 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 23 chapters.

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Every sentence of Patty in the City 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.

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Common questions about reading Patty in the City by Carolyn Wells on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Patty in the City?

Yes. All 2876 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56583 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Patty in the City is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56583, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Patty in the City take to read?

About 239 minutes of reading across 576 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Patty in the City

Words and structures a reader meets early in Patty in the City, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Third
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Patty in the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
September
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Fairfields
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Patty in the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Seashore
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