The Whistling Mother
The Whistling Mother by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond is available here as the complete text, split into 42 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Whistling Mother by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6845.
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The Whistling Mother
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This edition of The Whistling Mother by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6845, divided into 1 chapters and 42 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.
Where can I read The Whistling Mother in full?
The complete text of The Whistling Mother is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #6845 and divided into 42 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Whistling Mother by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #6845, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 207 sentences across 1 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 Whistling Mother divided for reading?
The Whistling Mother is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Whistling Mother as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 42 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.
Can I hear The Whistling Mother read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Whistling Mother can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Whistling Mother 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 Whistling Mother
Common questions about reading The Whistling Mother by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Whistling Mother?
Yes. All 207 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6845 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Whistling Mother is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6845, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Whistling Mother take to read?
About 17 minutes of reading across 42 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Whistling Mother section by section
How to work through The Whistling Mother section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 1 chapters of The Whistling Mother to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Whistling Mother
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Whistling Mother, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Greatest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Whistling Mother; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mother
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Whistling Mother; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Earth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Whistling Mother; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Can't
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Whistling Mother; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.