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Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl

Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl by Cynthia Stockley is available here as the complete text, split into 1547 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Cynthia Stockley37 chapters

Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl by Cynthia Stockley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #36138.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

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Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl

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0 of 1530 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 148 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl by Cynthia Stockley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36138, divided into 37 chapters and 1547 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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How is Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl divided for reading?

Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Every sentence of Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl 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 Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl

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Is this the complete text of Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl?

Yes. All 7735 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36138 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #36138, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1547 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl

Words and structures a reader meets early in Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Poppies
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tears
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Beyond
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bring
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.