Three pretty maids
Three pretty maids by Amy Ella Blanchard is available here as the complete text, split into 837 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Three pretty maids by Amy Ella Blanchard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71740.
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Three pretty maids
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This edition of Three pretty maids by Amy Ella Blanchard carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71740, divided into 21 chapters and 837 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.
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The complete text of Three pretty maids is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #71740 and divided into 837 sections.
This page carries the whole of Three pretty maids by Amy Ella Blanchard, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #71740, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4185 sentences across 21 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 pretty maids divided for reading?
Three pretty maids is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Three pretty maids as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 837 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 21 chapters.
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Every sentence of Three pretty maids 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 Three pretty maids?
Yes. All 4185 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71740 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Three pretty maids is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #71740, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Three pretty maids take to read?
About 348 minutes of reading across 837 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Three pretty maids
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