A Soldier's Son
A Soldier's Son by Maude Mary Butler is available here as the complete text, split into 533 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Soldier's Son by Maude Mary Butler. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39538.
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A Soldier's Son
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Home from the War
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V A Welcome Letter
- Chapter VI Quiet Days
- Chapter VII First Work in the Vineyard
- Chapter VIII "I Know."
- Chapter IX A Second Visit to the Cottage
- Chapter X "It Is the Truth."
- Chapter XI An Unexpected Encounter
- Chapter XII Percy’s Remorse
- Chapter XIII The Physician’s Verdict
- Chapter XIV The Rector’s Refusal
- Chapter XV "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep."
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII "It Is a Miracle."
- Chapter XVIII Mrs. Burton Visits Carol
- Chapter XIX Happy Thoughts
- Chapter XX The Reason of the Delay
- Chapter XXI "Light at Eventide."
- Chapter XXII Joyful News from Eloise
- Chapter XXIII The Return of Eloise
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV A Joyful Surprise
- Chapter XXVI A Little Service
- Chapter XXVII Conclusion
This edition of A Soldier's Son by Maude Mary Butler carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #39538, divided into 27 chapters and 533 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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About 222 minutes of reading across 533 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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