100%: the Story of a Patriot
100%: the Story of a Patriot by Upton Sinclair is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 898 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
100%: the Story of a Patriot by Upton Sinclair. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5776.
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100%: the Story of a Patriot
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This edition of 100%: the Story of a Patriot by Upton Sinclair carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5776, divided into 11 chapters and 898 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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100%: the Story of a Patriot is presented in 11 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting 100%: the Story of a Patriot as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 898 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 11 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Yes. All 4486 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5776 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of 100%: the Story of a Patriot is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #5776, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 373 minutes of reading across 898 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Story
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