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Alec Forbes of Howglen

Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald is available here as the complete text, split into 2123 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18810.

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This edition of Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #18810, divided into 40 chapters and 2123 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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