The Island of Appledore
The Island of Appledore by Cornelia Meigs is available here as the complete text, split into 412 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Island of Appledore by Cornelia Meigs. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57976.
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The Island of Appledore
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This edition of The Island of Appledore by Cornelia Meigs carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57976, divided into 13 chapters and 412 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 Island of Appledore is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Island of Appledore as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 412 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 13 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Island of Appledore 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.
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Is this the complete text of The Island of Appledore?
Yes. All 2056 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57976 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Island of Appledore is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57976, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Island of Appledore take to read?
About 171 minutes of reading across 412 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Island of Appledore
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Island of Appledore, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Https
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Island of Appledore; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Published
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- September
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- Knows
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