Tales of My Native Town
Tales of My Native Town by Gabriele D'Annunzio is available here as the complete text, split into 647 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tales of My Native Town by Gabriele D'Annunzio. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55742.
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Tales of My Native Town
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This edition of Tales of My Native Town by Gabriele D'Annunzio carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55742, divided into 8 chapters and 647 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 Tales of My Native Town in full?
The complete text of Tales of My Native Town is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55742 and divided into 647 sections.
This page carries the whole of Tales of My Native Town by Gabriele D'Annunzio, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55742, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3233 sentences across 8 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 Tales of My Native Town divided for reading?
Tales of My Native Town is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tales of My Native Town as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 647 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 8 chapters.
Can I hear Tales of My Native Town read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tales of My Native Town can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Tales of My Native 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 Tales of My Native Town
Common questions about reading Tales of My Native Town by Gabriele D'Annunzio on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Tales of My Native Town?
Yes. All 3233 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55742 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tales of My Native Town is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #55742, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tales of My Native Town take to read?
About 269 minutes of reading across 647 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Tales of My Native Town section by section
How to work through Tales of My Native Town section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in Tales of My Native Town
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales of My Native Town, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Attitude
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of My Native Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Necessary
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of My Native Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Complete
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of My Native Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Enjoyment
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of My Native Town; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.