Penguin Persons & Peppermints
Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton is available here as the complete text, split into 551 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26405.
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Penguin Persons & Peppermints
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This edition of Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26405, divided into 6 chapters and 551 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 Penguin Persons & Peppermints is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26405 and divided into 551 sections.
This page carries the whole of Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26405, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2751 sentences across 6 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 Penguin Persons & Peppermints divided for reading?
Penguin Persons & Peppermints is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Penguin Persons & Peppermints as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 551 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 6 chapters.
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Every sentence of Penguin Persons & Peppermints 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 Penguin Persons & Peppermints
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Is this the complete text of Penguin Persons & Peppermints?
Yes. All 2751 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26405 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Penguin Persons & Peppermints is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26405, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Penguin Persons & Peppermints take to read?
About 229 minutes of reading across 551 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Penguin Persons & Peppermints section by section
How to work through Penguin Persons & Peppermints section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Penguin Persons & Peppermints
Words and structures a reader meets early in Penguin Persons & Peppermints, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Penguin Persons & Peppermints; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sister
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Penguin Persons & Peppermints; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quiet
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Penguin Persons & Peppermints; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gentle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Penguin Persons & Peppermints; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.