Aladdin O'Brien
Aladdin O'Brien by Gouverneur Morris is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 270 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Aladdin O'Brien by Gouverneur Morris. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5172.
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Aladdin O'Brien
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This edition of Aladdin O'Brien by Gouverneur Morris carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5172, divided into 2 chapters and 270 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Aladdin O'Brien is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Aladdin O'Brien as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 270 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 2 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of Aladdin O'Brien?
Yes. All 1348 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5172 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Aladdin O'Brien is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #5172, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Aladdin O'Brien take to read?
About 112 minutes of reading across 270 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Aladdin O'Brien
Words and structures a reader meets early in Aladdin O'Brien, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Combat
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- Imagine
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- Unless
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- Heard
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