Betty at St. Benedick's
Betty at St. Benedick's by Ethel Talbot is available here as the complete text, split into 415 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Betty at St. Benedick's by Ethel Talbot. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71201.
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This edition of Betty at St. Benedick's by Ethel Talbot carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71201, divided into 16 chapters and 415 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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Betty at St. Benedick's is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Betty at St. Benedick's as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 415 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 16 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Betty at St. Benedick's?
Yes. All 2074 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71201 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Betty at St. Benedick's is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #71201, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Betty at St. Benedick's take to read?
About 172 minutes of reading across 415 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Betty at St. Benedick's
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- Whole
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- Family
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- Betty
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- Although
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