A Sack of Shakings
A Sack of Shakings by Frank Thomas Bullen is available here as the complete text, split into 691 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Sack of Shakings by Frank Thomas Bullen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63559.
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A Sack of Shakings
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This edition of A Sack of Shakings by Frank Thomas Bullen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63559, divided into 8 chapters and 691 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 Sack of Shakings is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63559 and divided into 691 sections.
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A Sack of Shakings is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Sack of Shakings as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 691 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 Sack of Shakings?
Yes. All 3453 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63559 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #63559, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Sack of Shakings take to read?
About 287 minutes of reading across 691 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Sack of Shakings
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Sack of Shakings, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Crown
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Sack of Shakings; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Frankfort
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- Moore
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- Plunder
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