Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale
Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale by D. F. E. Sykes is available here as the complete text, split into 913 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale
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Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Is this the complete text of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale?
Yes. All 4565 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54030 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #54030, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 380 minutes of reading across 913 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Bill's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Luddite
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Yorkshire
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- Sykes
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