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Bar-20 Days

Bar-20 Days by Clarence Edward Mulford is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 806 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Bar-20 Days by Clarence Edward Mulford. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4922.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 23 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Bar-20 Days

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 21 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Bar-20 Days by Clarence Edward Mulford carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4922, divided into 23 chapters and 806 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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This page carries the whole of Bar-20 Days by Clarence Edward Mulford, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #4922, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4027 sentences across 23 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is Bar-20 Days divided for reading?

Bar-20 Days is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Bar-20 Days as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 806 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 23 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 Bar-20 Days?

Yes. All 4027 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4922 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Bar-20 Days is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #4922, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Bar-20 Days take to read?

About 335 minutes of reading across 806 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Bar-20 Days

Words and structures a reader meets early in Bar-20 Days, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Moaned
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bar-20 Days; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stirred
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bar-20 Days; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Restlessly
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bar-20 Days; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Muttering
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bar-20 Days; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.