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An Unofficial Patriot

An Unofficial Patriot by Helen H. (Helen Hamilton) Gardener is available here as the complete text, split into 864 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Helen H. (Helen Hamilton) Gardener24 chapters

An Unofficial Patriot by Helen H. (Helen Hamilton) Gardener. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42328.

24 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 24 chapters

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An Unofficial Patriot

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  1. Chapter I 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Irony of Fate 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Rev. Griffith Davenport 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A man's conscience 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII What Would You Have Done? 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Other Side of War 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Silent Hero 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter

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An Unofficial Patriot is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting An Unofficial Patriot as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 864 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 24 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of An Unofficial Patriot?

Yes. All 4316 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42328 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of An Unofficial Patriot is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42328, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does An Unofficial Patriot take to read?

About 359 minutes of reading across 864 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in An Unofficial Patriot

Words and structures a reader meets early in An Unofficial Patriot, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Griffith
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Davenport
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Clergyman
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Outset
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