A Counterfeit Presentment
A Counterfeit Presentment by William Dean Howells is available here as the complete text, split into 615 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of A Counterfeit Presentment by William Dean Howells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #43469, divided into 7 chapters and 615 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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Rather than presenting A Counterfeit Presentment as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 615 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 7 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Counterfeit Presentment?
Yes. All 3071 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43469 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Counterfeit Presentment is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #43469, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Counterfeit Presentment take to read?
About 255 minutes of reading across 615 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Counterfeit Presentment
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- Comedy
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- Published
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- Howells's
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- Sanction
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