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The Story of Bawn

The Story of Bawn by Katharine Tynan is available here as the complete text, split into 715 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Story of Bawn by Katharine Tynan. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17784.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 39 chapters

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The Story of Bawn

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This edition of The Story of Bawn by Katharine Tynan carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17784, divided into 39 chapters and 715 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 Bawn is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #17784 and divided into 715 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Story of Bawn by Katharine Tynan, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #17784, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3572 sentences across 39 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 Bawn divided for reading?

The Story of Bawn is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Story of Bawn as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 715 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 39 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 Bawn read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Story of Bawn can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Story of Bawn 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 Story of Bawn?

Yes. All 3572 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17784 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Story of Bawn is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #17784, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Story of Bawn take to read?

About 297 minutes of reading across 715 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Story of Bawn section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Story of Bawn

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Story of Bawn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Old-fashioned: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of Bawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Aghadoe: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of Bawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Abbey: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of Bawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Satisfied: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Story of Bawn; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

The Story of Bawn

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How is The Story of Bawn divided for reading?

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Questions about reading The Story of Bawn

How to read The Story of Bawn section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Story of Bawn