Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion
Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Bertram Mitford is available here as the complete text, split into 1145 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion
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This edition of Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Bertram Mitford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32565, divided into 2 chapters and 1145 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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Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1145 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 Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion?
Yes. All 5722 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32565 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #32565, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion take to read?
About 476 minutes of reading across 1145 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion
Words and structures a reader meets early in Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Delegate
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- Pretoria
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Aletta: A Tale of the Boer Invasion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Blast
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- Packed
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