Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday
Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday by Frances Hodgson Burnett is available here as the complete text, split into 264 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday by Frances Hodgson Burnett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40764, divided into 3 chapters and 264 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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Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 264 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 3 chapters.
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Yes. All 1316 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40764 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #40764, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday take to read?
About 109 minutes of reading across 264 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday
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- Phrase
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- Chattery-chattery--chat-chat
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- Chatterdy
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- Friday
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