Badge of Infamy
Badge of Infamy by Lester Del Rey is available here as the complete text, split into 572 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Badge of Infamy by Lester Del Rey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19471.
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This edition of Badge of Infamy by Lester Del Rey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #19471, divided into 7 chapters and 572 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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Badge of Infamy is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Badge of Infamy as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 572 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 7 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 Badge of Infamy?
Yes. All 2859 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19471 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #19471, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Badge of Infamy take to read?
About 238 minutes of reading across 572 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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