Tartarin on the Alps
Tartarin on the Alps by Alphonse Daudet is available here as the complete text, split into 458 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tartarin on the Alps by Alphonse Daudet. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #25768.
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Tartarin on the Alps
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This edition of Tartarin on the Alps by Alphonse Daudet carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #25768, divided into 5 chapters and 458 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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Tartarin on the Alps is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Tartarin on the Alps as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 458 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 5 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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Is this the complete text of Tartarin on the Alps?
Yes. All 2287 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25768 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Tartarin on the Alps is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #25768, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Tartarin on the Alps take to read?
About 190 minutes of reading across 458 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Tartarin on the Alps
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tartarin on the Alps, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Tartarin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tartarin on the Alps; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Apparition
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tartarin on the Alps; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rigi-kulm
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tartarin on the Alps; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Around
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tartarin on the Alps; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.