Snow-White
Snow-White by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is available here as the complete text, split into 292 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Snow-White by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49724.
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Snow-White
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This edition of Snow-White by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49724, divided into 10 chapters and 292 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.
Where can I read Snow-White in full?
The complete text of Snow-White is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #49724 and divided into 292 sections.
This page carries the whole of Snow-White by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #49724, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1460 sentences across 10 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 Snow-White divided for reading?
Snow-White is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Snow-White as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 292 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 10 chapters.
Can I hear Snow-White read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Snow-White can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Snow-White 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 Snow-White
Common questions about reading Snow-White by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Snow-White?
Yes. All 1460 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49724 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Snow-White is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49724, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Snow-White take to read?
About 121 minutes of reading across 292 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Snow-White section by section
How to work through Snow-White section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 10 chapters of Snow-White to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Snow-White
Words and structures a reader meets early in Snow-White, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Snow-White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Captain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Snow-White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- January
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Snow-White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Melody
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Snow-White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.