Barnaby: A Novel
Barnaby: A Novel by Rina Ramsay is available here as the complete text, split into 975 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Barnaby: A Novel by Rina Ramsay carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #36699, divided into 15 chapters and 975 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.
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Rather than presenting Barnaby: A Novel as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 975 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 15 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Barnaby: A Novel?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #36699, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Barnaby: A Novel take to read?
About 406 minutes of reading across 975 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Barnaby: A Novel
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- Author
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- Straw
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- London
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- Hutchinson
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