Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales
Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales by Sarah P. (Sarah Parsons) Doughty is available here as the complete text, split into 382 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales by Sarah P. (Sarah Parsons) Doughty. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #54803.
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Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales
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This edition of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales by Sarah P. (Sarah Parsons) Doughty carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #54803, divided into 4 chapters and 382 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 Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #54803 and divided into 382 sections.
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How is Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales divided for reading?
Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 382 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 4 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales 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 Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales
Common questions about reading Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales by Sarah P. (Sarah Parsons) Doughty on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales?
Yes. All 1909 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54803 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #54803, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales take to read?
About 159 minutes of reading across 382 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales section by section
How to work through Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Https
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Playing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Santa
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Claus
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.