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The Bird in the Box

The Bird in the Box by Mary M. (Mary Martha) Mears is available here as the complete text, split into 1061 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mary M. (Mary Martha) Mears35 chapters

The Bird in the Box by Mary M. (Mary Martha) Mears. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55816.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 35 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Bird in the Box

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1044 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Bird in the Box by Mary M. (Mary Martha) Mears carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55816, divided into 35 chapters and 1061 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 Bird in the Box in full?

The complete text of The Bird in the Box is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55816 and divided into 1061 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Bird in the Box by Mary M. (Mary Martha) Mears, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55816, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5304 sentences across 35 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 Bird in the Box divided for reading?

The Bird in the Box is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Bird in the Box as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1061 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 35 chapters.

Can I hear The Bird in the Box read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Bird in the Box can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Bird in the Box 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 Bird in the Box

Common questions about reading The Bird in the Box by Mary M. (Mary Martha) Mears on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Bird in the Box?

Yes. All 5304 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55816 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Bird in the Box is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55816, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Bird in the Box take to read?

About 442 minutes of reading across 1061 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Bird in the Box section by section

How to work through The Bird in the Box section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 35 chapters of The Bird in the Box to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Bird in the Box

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Bird in the Box, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bird in the Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Breath
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bird in the Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Runners
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bird in the Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Birth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bird in the Box; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.