The Story of a Cat
The Story of a Cat by Emile de La Bédollière is available here as the complete text, split into 141 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Story of a Cat by Emile de La Bédollière. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #27472.
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The Story of a Cat
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This edition of The Story of a Cat by Emile de La Bédollière carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #27472, divided into 10 chapters and 141 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 Story of a Cat is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #27472 and divided into 141 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Story of a Cat by Emile de La Bédollière, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #27472, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 705 sentences across 10 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 Story of a Cat divided for reading?
The Story of a Cat is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Story of a Cat as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 141 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 10 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.
Can I hear The Story of a Cat read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Story of a Cat can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Story of a Cat 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 Story of a Cat
Common questions about reading The Story of a Cat by Emile de La Bédollière on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Story of a Cat?
Yes. All 705 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27472 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Story of a Cat is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #27472, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Story of a Cat take to read?
About 58 minutes of reading across 141 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Story of a Cat section by section
How to work through The Story of a Cat section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Vocabulary met early in The Story of a Cat
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Story of a Cat, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Boston
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of a Cat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Houghton
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of a Cat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mifflin
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of a Cat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Company
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of a Cat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.