Three Minute Stories
Three Minute Stories by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is available here as the complete text, split into 251 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Three Minute Stories by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49751.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Three Minute Stories
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0 of 250 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of Three Minute Stories by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49751, divided into 3 chapters and 251 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.
Where can I read Three Minute Stories in full?
The complete text of Three Minute Stories is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #49751 and divided into 251 sections.
This page carries the whole of Three Minute Stories by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #49751, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1255 sentences across 3 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 Three Minute Stories divided for reading?
Three Minute Stories is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Three Minute Stories as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 251 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 sections are gathered into 3 chapters.
Can I hear Three Minute Stories read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Three Minute Stories can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Three Minute Stories 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 Three Minute Stories
Common questions about reading Three Minute Stories by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Three Minute Stories?
Yes. All 1255 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49751 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Three Minute Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49751, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Three Minute Stories take to read?
About 104 minutes of reading across 251 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Three Minute Stories section by section
How to work through Three Minute Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 3 chapters of Three Minute Stories 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 Three Minute Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Three Minute Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Volume
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Minute Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Cloth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Minute Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Decorative
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Minute Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Illustrated
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Three Minute Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.