The Daisy
The Daisy by Mrs. (Elizabeth), -1846 Turner is available here as the complete text, split into 38 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Daisy, or, Cautionary Stories in Verse. Adapted to the Ideas of Children from Four to Eight Years Old. by Mrs. (Elizabeth), -1846 Turner. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45082.
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The Daisy
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This edition of The Daisy by Mrs. (Elizabeth), -1846 Turner carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45082, divided into 1 chapters and 38 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 Daisy in full?
The complete text of The Daisy is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #45082 and divided into 38 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Daisy by Mrs. (Elizabeth), -1846 Turner, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45082, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 190 sentences across 1 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 Daisy divided for reading?
The Daisy is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Daisy as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 38 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 1 chapters.
Can I hear The Daisy read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Daisy can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Daisy 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 Daisy
Common questions about reading The Daisy by Mrs. (Elizabeth), -1846 Turner on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Daisy?
Yes. All 190 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45082 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Daisy is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45082, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Daisy take to read?
About 15 minutes of reading across 38 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Daisy section by section
How to work through The Daisy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 1 chapters of The Daisy 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
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Vocabulary met early in The Daisy
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Daisy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Verse
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Daisy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cautionary
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Daisy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Daisy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Eight
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Daisy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.