This is Book 6, Collection II, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.
Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions.
[Text Information]
Readability | 82.9
Total word count | 38370
Words beyond 1500 | 1487
Unknown word percentage (%) | 3.88
Unknown headword occurrence | 3.31
Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 77
Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 239
[Synopsis]
Seven-year-old Sara Crewe and her father, Captain Crewe, arrive at Miss Minchin’s boarding school for girls in London. Captain Crewe is very rich. It is believed that he has a diamond mine. Miss Minchin treats Sara as a star pupil and the other children call her a Princess.
Four years later, just as Sara’s luxurious birthday party ends, Miss Minchin learns of Captain Crewe’s death. His lawyer comes to the boarding school and tells Miss Minchin the unfortunate news. His investment has failed and he has lost everything. Now Sara is penniless, with no money to pay the bills….
This book is rewritten from “A Little Princess” by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), published in 1905. It has been made into movies, TV series and musicals many times.
