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Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin is available here as the complete text, split into 1187 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19461.

14 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 14 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know

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This edition of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19461, divided into 14 chapters and 1187 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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The complete text of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #19461 and divided into 1187 sections.

This page carries the whole of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #19461, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5931 sentences across 14 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 Wonder Every Child Should Know divided for reading?

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1187 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 14 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.

Can I hear Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know 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 Wonder Every Child Should Know

Common questions about reading Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know?

Yes. All 5931 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19461 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #19461, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know take to read?

About 494 minutes of reading across 1187 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know section by section

How to work through Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know

Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Every
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Child
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Library
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Parents'
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.