A notched gun
A notched gun by Walt Coburn is available here as the complete text, split into 92 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A notched gun by Walt Coburn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74023.
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A notched gun
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This edition of A notched gun by Walt Coburn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74023, divided into 1 chapters and 92 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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The complete text of A notched gun is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74023 and divided into 92 sections.
This page carries the whole of A notched gun by Walt Coburn, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74023, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 458 sentences across 1 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.
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A notched gun is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A notched gun as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 92 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 1 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A notched gun?
Yes. All 458 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74023 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A notched gun is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74023, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A notched gun take to read?
About 38 minutes of reading across 92 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A notched gun
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- Coburn
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- Gives
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- Moving
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