Princess Polly's Playmates
Princess Polly's Playmates by Amy Brooks is available here as the complete text, split into 353 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Princess Polly's Playmates by Amy Brooks. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5426.
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Princess Polly's Playmates
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This edition of Princess Polly's Playmates by Amy Brooks carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5426, divided into 11 chapters and 353 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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The complete text of Princess Polly's Playmates is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #5426 and divided into 353 sections.
This page carries the whole of Princess Polly's Playmates by Amy Brooks, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #5426, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1761 sentences across 11 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 Princess Polly's Playmates divided for reading?
Princess Polly's Playmates is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Princess Polly's Playmates as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 353 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 11 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear Princess Polly's Playmates read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Princess Polly's Playmates can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Princess Polly's Playmates 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 Princess Polly's Playmates
Common questions about reading Princess Polly's Playmates by Amy Brooks on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Princess Polly's Playmates?
Yes. All 1761 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5426 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Princess Polly's Playmates is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #5426, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Princess Polly's Playmates take to read?
About 146 minutes of reading across 353 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Princess Polly's Playmates section by section
How to work through Princess Polly's Playmates section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Princess Polly's Playmates
Words and structures a reader meets early in Princess Polly's Playmates, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Princess Polly's Playmates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lindsey
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Princess Polly's Playmates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Brother
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Princess Polly's Playmates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Echoed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Princess Polly's Playmates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.