Stories of Old Kentucky
Stories of Old Kentucky by Martha C. Grassham, Mrs. Purcell is available here as the complete text, split into 277 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Stories of Old Kentucky by Martha C. Grassham, Mrs. Purcell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37498.
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Stories of Old Kentucky
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This edition of Stories of Old Kentucky by Martha C. Grassham, Mrs. Purcell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37498, divided into 3 chapters and 277 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 Stories of Old Kentucky is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #37498 and divided into 277 sections.
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How is Stories of Old Kentucky divided for reading?
Stories of Old Kentucky is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Stories of Old Kentucky as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 277 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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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Stories of Old Kentucky can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Stories of Old Kentucky 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 Stories of Old Kentucky
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Is this the complete text of Stories of Old Kentucky?
Yes. All 1382 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37498 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Stories of Old Kentucky is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37498, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Stories of Old Kentucky take to read?
About 115 minutes of reading across 277 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Stories of Old Kentucky section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Stories of Old Kentucky
Words and structures a reader meets early in Stories of Old Kentucky, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories of Old Kentucky; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Kentucky
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories of Old Kentucky; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Easily
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories of Old Kentucky; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Assimilated
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Stories of Old Kentucky; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.