What the Blackbird Said
What the Blackbird Said by Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson is available here as the complete text, split into 147 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
What the Blackbird said A story in four chirps by Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29111.
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What the Blackbird Said
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This edition of What the Blackbird Said by Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29111, divided into 1 chapters and 147 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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Is this the complete text of What the Blackbird Said?
Yes. All 735 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29111 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of What the Blackbird Said is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29111, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does What the Blackbird Said take to read?
About 61 minutes of reading across 147 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in What the Blackbird Said
Words and structures a reader meets early in What the Blackbird Said, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Blackbird
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of What the Blackbird Said; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of What the Blackbird Said; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chirps
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of What the Blackbird Said; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Frederick
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of What the Blackbird Said; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.