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Short Stories for English Courses

Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding[Editor] Mikels is available here as the complete text, split into 1373 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding[Editor] Mikels. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5403.

17 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 17 chapters

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Short Stories for English Courses

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This edition of Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding[Editor] Mikels carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5403, divided into 17 chapters and 1373 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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This page carries the whole of Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding[Editor] Mikels, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #5403, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6862 sentences across 17 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 Short Stories for English Courses divided for reading?

Short Stories for English Courses is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Short Stories for English Courses as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1373 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 17 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.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Short Stories for English Courses can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Short Stories for English Courses 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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Is this the complete text of Short Stories for English Courses?

Yes. All 6862 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5403 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Short Stories for English Courses is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #5403, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Short Stories for English Courses take to read?

About 571 minutes of reading across 1373 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Short Stories for English Courses section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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Vocabulary met early in Short Stories for English Courses

Words and structures a reader meets early in Short Stories for English Courses, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Shortridge
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Short Stories for English Courses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
School
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Short Stories for English Courses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Indianapolis
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Short Stories for English Courses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Confine
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Short Stories for English Courses; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.