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Bred in the Bone

Bred in the Bone by James Payn is available here as the complete text, split into 1377 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Bred in the Bone by James Payn. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #12024.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

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Academic course · 40 chapters

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Bred in the Bone

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This edition of Bred in the Bone by James Payn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #12024, divided into 40 chapters and 1377 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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Bred in the Bone is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Bred in the Bone as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1377 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 40 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 Bred in the Bone?

Yes. All 6883 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12024 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #12024, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Bred in the Bone take to read?

About 573 minutes of reading across 1377 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Bred in the Bone

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Carew: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bred in the Bone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Crompton: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bred in the Bone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lived: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bred in the Bone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Breakneckshire: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bred in the Bone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Bred in the Bone

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