The Talkative Wig
The Talkative Wig by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 113 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Talkative Wig by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4048.
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The Talkative Wig
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This edition of The Talkative Wig by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4048, divided into 1 chapters and 113 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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How is The Talkative Wig divided for reading?
The Talkative Wig is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Talkative Wig as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 113 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 Talkative Wig 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 Talkative Wig
Common questions about reading The Talkative Wig by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Talkative Wig?
Yes. All 561 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4048 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Talkative Wig is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4048, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Talkative Wig take to read?
About 46 minutes of reading across 113 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Talkative Wig section by section
How to work through The Talkative Wig section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Talkative Wig
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Talkative Wig, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Illustrations
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Talkative Wig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Billings
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Talkative Wig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Others
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Talkative Wig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Garret
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Talkative Wig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.