A long way from home
A long way from home by Claude McKay is available here as the complete text, split into 1127 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A long way from home by Claude McKay. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71744.
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A long way from home
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This edition of A long way from home by Claude McKay carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71744, divided into 14 chapters and 1127 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 long way from home is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A long way from home as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1127 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 14 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A long way from home?
Yes. All 5632 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71744 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A long way from home is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #71744, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A long way from home take to read?
About 469 minutes of reading across 1127 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Furman
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- Permission
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- Reprint
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- Poems
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