A Desperate Chance
A Desperate Chance by Old Sleuth is available here as the complete text, split into 274 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Desperate Chance by Old Sleuth. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10690.
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A Desperate Chance
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This edition of A Desperate Chance by Old Sleuth carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10690, divided into 10 chapters and 274 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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A Desperate Chance is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Desperate Chance as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 274 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 10 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Desperate Chance?
Yes. All 1367 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10690 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Desperate Chance is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #10690, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Desperate Chance take to read?
About 113 minutes of reading across 274 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Desperate Chance
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Desperate Chance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Campfire
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- Gulch--an
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- Alarm--the
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- Solitary
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