32 Caliber
32 Caliber by Donald McGibeny is available here as the complete text, split into 600 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
32 Caliber by Donald McGibeny. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22781.
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32 Caliber
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This edition of 32 Caliber by Donald McGibeny carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22781, divided into 7 chapters and 600 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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This page carries the whole of 32 Caliber by Donald McGibeny, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #22781, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2996 sentences across 7 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.
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32 Caliber is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting 32 Caliber as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 600 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 7 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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Is this the complete text of 32 Caliber?
Yes. All 2996 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22781 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of 32 Caliber is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #22781, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does 32 Caliber take to read?
About 249 minutes of reading across 600 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in 32 Caliber
Words and structures a reader meets early in 32 Caliber, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Locker-room
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of 32 Caliber; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Country-club
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- Getting
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- Dressed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of 32 Caliber; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.