A Child's Book of Saints
A Child's Book of Saints by William Canton is available here as the complete text, split into 383 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Child's Book of Saints by William Canton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22112.
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A Child's Book of Saints
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This edition of A Child's Book of Saints by William Canton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22112, divided into 4 chapters and 383 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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A Child's Book of Saints is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Child's Book of Saints as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 383 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 4 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 A Child's Book of Saints?
Yes. All 1913 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22112 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Child's Book of Saints is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #22112, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Child's Book of Saints take to read?
About 159 minutes of reading across 383 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Child's Book of Saints
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- Fairy
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- Prove
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- Shakespeare
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- Every
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