A Year in a Yawl
A Year in a Yawl by Russell Doubleday is available here as the complete text, split into 785 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Year in a Yawl A True Tale of the Adventures of Four Boys in a Thirty-foot Yawl by Russell Doubleday. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56792.
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A Year in a Yawl
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This edition of A Year in a Yawl by Russell Doubleday carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56792, divided into 20 chapters and 785 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 Year in a Yawl is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Year in a Yawl as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 785 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 20 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Year in a Yawl?
Yes. All 3923 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56792 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Year in a Yawl is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #56792, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Year in a Yawl take to read?
About 326 minutes of reading across 785 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Year in a Yawl
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Year in a Yawl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Launching
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- Scheme
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- Shadow
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- Apple
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