Billy Topsail, M.D.
Billy Topsail, M.D. by Norman Duncan is available here as the complete text, split into 841 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Billy Topsail, M.D.: A Tale of Adventure With Doctor Luke of the Labrador by Norman Duncan. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47128.
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Billy Topsail, M.D.
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This edition of Billy Topsail, M.D. by Norman Duncan carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47128, divided into 20 chapters and 841 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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Billy Topsail, M.D. is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Billy Topsail, M.D. as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 841 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 20 chapters.
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Yes. All 4201 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47128 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #47128, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 350 minutes of reading across 841 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Billy Topsail, M.D.
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- Billy
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- Topsail
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- Illustrated
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- Cloth
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