The Norsk Nightingale
The Norsk Nightingale by William Frederick Kirk is available here as the complete text, split into 79 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Norsk Nightingale by William Frederick Kirk. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #8953.
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The Norsk Nightingale
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This edition of The Norsk Nightingale by William Frederick Kirk carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #8953, divided into 1 chapters and 79 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of The Norsk Nightingale is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #8953 and divided into 79 sections.
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How is The Norsk Nightingale divided for reading?
The Norsk Nightingale is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Norsk Nightingale as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 79 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 1 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of The Norsk Nightingale 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 Norsk Nightingale
Common questions about reading The Norsk Nightingale by William Frederick Kirk on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Norsk Nightingale?
Yes. All 395 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8953 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Norsk Nightingale is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #8953, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Norsk Nightingale take to read?
About 32 minutes of reading across 79 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Norsk Nightingale section by section
How to work through The Norsk Nightingale section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Norsk Nightingale
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Norsk Nightingale, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Being
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Norsk Nightingale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lyrics
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Norsk Nightingale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lumberyack
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Norsk Nightingale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Certain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Norsk Nightingale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.