Berry and Co.
Berry and Co. by Dornford Yates is available here as the complete text, split into 1349 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Berry and Co. by Dornford Yates. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17469.
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Berry and Co.
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This edition of Berry and Co. by Dornford Yates carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17469, divided into 10 chapters and 1349 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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Rather than presenting Berry and Co. as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1349 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 10 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 Berry and Co.?
Yes. All 6742 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17469 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Berry and Co. is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #17469, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Berry and Co. take to read?
About 561 minutes of reading across 1349 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Berry and Co.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Berry and Co., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Daphne
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Berry and Co.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wrote
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- Assistance
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- Holly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Berry and Co.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.