The Cowardly Lion of Oz
The Cowardly Lion of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson is available here as the complete text, split into 581 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Cowardly Lion of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58765.
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The Cowardly Lion of Oz
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This edition of The Cowardly Lion of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #58765, divided into 23 chapters and 581 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.
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The complete text of The Cowardly Lion of Oz is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #58765 and divided into 581 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Cowardly Lion of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #58765, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2903 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 Cowardly Lion of Oz divided for reading?
The Cowardly Lion of Oz is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Cowardly Lion of Oz as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 581 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.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Cowardly Lion of Oz can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Cowardly Lion of Oz 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 Cowardly Lion of Oz
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Is this the complete text of The Cowardly Lion of Oz?
Yes. All 2903 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58765 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Cowardly Lion of Oz is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #58765, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Cowardly Lion of Oz take to read?
About 241 minutes of reading across 581 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Cowardly Lion of Oz section by section
How to work through The Cowardly Lion of Oz section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Cowardly Lion of Oz
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Cowardly Lion of Oz, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Founded
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cowardly Lion of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Continuing
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- Famous
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- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cowardly Lion of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.