Polly of the Circus
Polly of the Circus by Margaret Mayo is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 538 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Polly of the Circus by Margaret Mayo. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #859.
This edition of Polly of the Circus by Margaret Mayo carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #859, divided into 14 chapters and 538 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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Is this the complete text of Polly of the Circus?
Yes. All 2687 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #859 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #859, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 223 minutes of reading across 538 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Polly of the Circus
Words and structures a reader meets early in Polly of the Circus, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Great
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Polly of the Circus; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- American
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Polly of the Circus; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Circus
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Polly of the Circus; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Playing
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Course Syllabus
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Polly of the Circus
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14