A Canadian Bankclerk
A Canadian Bankclerk by Jack Preston is available here as the complete text, split into 1170 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Canadian Bankclerk by Jack Preston. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #31602.
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A Canadian Bankclerk
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This edition of A Canadian Bankclerk by Jack Preston carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #31602, divided into 22 chapters and 1170 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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The complete text of A Canadian Bankclerk is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #31602 and divided into 1170 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Canadian Bankclerk by Jack Preston, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #31602, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5846 sentences across 22 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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A Canadian Bankclerk is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Canadian Bankclerk as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1170 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 sections are gathered into 22 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Canadian Bankclerk?
Yes. All 5846 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31602 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Canadian Bankclerk is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #31602, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Canadian Bankclerk take to read?
About 487 minutes of reading across 1170 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Canadian Bankclerk
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Canadian Bankclerk, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Others'
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- Crammed
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- Cleric
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