Akra the Slave
Akra the Slave by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson is available here as the complete text, split into 27 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Akra the Slave by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42051.
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Akra the Slave
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This edition of Akra the Slave by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42051, divided into 1 chapters and 27 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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Akra the Slave is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Akra the Slave as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 27 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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Questions about reading Akra the Slave
Common questions about reading Akra the Slave by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Akra the Slave?
Yes. All 134 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42051 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Akra the Slave is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #42051, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Akra the Slave take to read?
About 11 minutes of reading across 27 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Akra the Slave section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Akra the Slave
Words and structures a reader meets early in Akra the Slave, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Years
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Akra the Slave; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wrote
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Akra the Slave; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Akra the Slave; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- While
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Akra the Slave; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.