Bright Islands
Bright Islands by Frank Riley is available here as the complete text, split into 33 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Bright Islands by Frank Riley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59304.
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Bright Islands
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This edition of Bright Islands by Frank Riley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59304, divided into 1 chapters and 33 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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The complete text of Bright Islands is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #59304 and divided into 33 sections.
This page carries the whole of Bright Islands by Frank Riley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #59304, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 164 sentences across 1 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Bright Islands divided for reading?
Bright Islands is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Bright Islands as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 33 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 1 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Bright Islands?
Yes. All 164 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59304 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Bright Islands is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #59304, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Bright Islands take to read?
About 13 minutes of reading across 33 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Bright Islands
Words and structures a reader meets early in Bright Islands, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Future
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- Enters
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- Order
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- Transform
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