The Annes
The Annes by Marion Ames Taggart is available here as the complete text, split into 1248 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Annes by Marion Ames Taggart. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65784.
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The Annes
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This edition of The Annes by Marion Ames Taggart carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65784, divided into 23 chapters and 1248 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 The Annes in full?
The complete text of The Annes is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #65784 and divided into 1248 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Annes by Marion Ames Taggart, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #65784, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6237 sentences across 23 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 The Annes divided for reading?
The Annes is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Annes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1248 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 23 chapters.
Can I hear The Annes read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Annes can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Annes 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 The Annes
Common questions about reading The Annes by Marion Ames Taggart on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Annes?
Yes. All 6237 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65784 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Annes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #65784, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Annes take to read?
About 519 minutes of reading across 1248 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Annes section by section
How to work through The Annes section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 23 chapters of The Annes 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 The Annes
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Annes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Child
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Annes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Floor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Annes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Completely
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Annes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Engrossed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Annes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.