Rootabaga Pigeons
Rootabaga Pigeons by Carl Sandburg is available here as the complete text, split into 244 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Rootabaga pigeons by Carl Sandburg. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61553.
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Rootabaga Pigeons
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This edition of Rootabaga Pigeons by Carl Sandburg carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61553, divided into 3 chapters and 244 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 Rootabaga Pigeons is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #61553 and divided into 244 sections.
This page carries the whole of Rootabaga Pigeons by Carl Sandburg, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #61553, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1220 sentences across 3 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 Rootabaga Pigeons divided for reading?
Rootabaga Pigeons is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Rootabaga Pigeons as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 244 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 3 chapters.
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Every sentence of Rootabaga Pigeons 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.
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Common questions about reading Rootabaga Pigeons by Carl Sandburg on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Rootabaga Pigeons?
Yes. All 1220 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61553 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Rootabaga Pigeons is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #61553, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Rootabaga Pigeons take to read?
About 101 minutes of reading across 244 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Rootabaga Pigeons
Words and structures a reader meets early in Rootabaga Pigeons, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sandburg
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- Author
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- Rootabaga
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- Stories
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