A dangerous friend
A dangerous friend by Emma Leslie is available here as the complete text, split into 228 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A dangerous friend by Emma Leslie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74683.
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A dangerous friend
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This edition of A dangerous friend by Emma Leslie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74683, divided into 8 chapters and 228 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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This page carries the whole of A dangerous friend by Emma Leslie, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74683, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1136 sentences across 8 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.
How is A dangerous friend divided for reading?
A dangerous friend is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A dangerous friend as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 228 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 8 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A dangerous friend?
Yes. All 1136 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74683 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A dangerous friend is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74683, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A dangerous friend take to read?
About 94 minutes of reading across 228 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A dangerous friend
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- Tom's
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- Three
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- Months
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- London
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