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Andy the Acrobat

Andy the Acrobat by Peter T. Harkness is available here as the complete text, split into 835 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Andy the Acrobat Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth by Peter T. Harkness. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10396.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 30 chapters

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This edition of Andy the Acrobat by Peter T. Harkness carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10396, divided into 30 chapters and 835 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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Andy the Acrobat is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Andy the Acrobat as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 835 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 30 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 Andy the Acrobat?

Yes. All 4172 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10396 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #10396, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Andy the Acrobat take to read?

About 347 minutes of reading across 835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Hoop-la: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Andy the Acrobat; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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