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Pussy-Cat Town

Pussy-Cat Town by Marion Ames Taggart is available here as the complete text, split into 256 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Marion Ames Taggart12 chapters

Pussy-Cat Town by Marion Ames Taggart. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63458.

12 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 12 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Pussy-Cat Town

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0 of 249 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Purrers of Purrington 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Five O’clock Catnip Tea 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Scampishness of Scamp 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII They Fought Like Cats and Dogs! 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Ban-Ban and Kiku-San Form an Embassy 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Visitors to Purrington 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Purrers Bestow the Freedom of Purrington 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI An Election and a Defection 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Wedding-Bells and Brief Farewells 24 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Pussy-Cat Town by Marion Ames Taggart carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63458, divided into 12 chapters and 256 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 Pussy-Cat Town is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63458 and divided into 256 sections.

This page carries the whole of Pussy-Cat Town by Marion Ames Taggart, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #63458, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1278 sentences across 12 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 Pussy-Cat Town divided for reading?

Pussy-Cat Town is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Pussy-Cat Town as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 256 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 12 chapters.

Can I hear Pussy-Cat Town read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Pussy-Cat Town can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Pussy-Cat Town 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 Pussy-Cat Town

Common questions about reading Pussy-Cat Town by Marion Ames Taggart on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Pussy-Cat Town?

Yes. All 1278 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63458 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Pussy-Cat Town is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #63458, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Pussy-Cat Town take to read?

About 106 minutes of reading across 256 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Pussy-Cat Town section by section

How to work through Pussy-Cat Town section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Pussy-Cat Town

Words and structures a reader meets early in Pussy-Cat Town, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Ban-ban
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pussy-Cat Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Really
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pussy-Cat Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Beautiful
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pussy-Cat Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
High-born
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pussy-Cat Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.