Umboo, the Elephant
Umboo, the Elephant by Howard Roger Garis is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 372 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Umboo, the Elephant by Howard Roger Garis. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5900.
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Umboo, the Elephant
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
This edition of Umboo, the Elephant by Howard Roger Garis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5900, divided into 14 chapters and 372 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #5900, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 154 minutes of reading across 372 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Umboo, the Elephant
Words and structures a reader meets early in Umboo, the Elephant, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Umboo
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Umboo, the Elephant; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Circus
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Umboo, the Elephant; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Elephant
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Umboo, the Elephant; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Unchained
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Umboo, the Elephant; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.