Captives of the Thieve-Star
Captives of the Thieve-Star by James H. Schmitz is available here as the complete text, split into 200 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Yes. All 999 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64198 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #64198, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 83 minutes of reading across 200 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Captives of the Thieve-Star
Words and structures a reader meets early in Captives of the Thieve-Star, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Channok
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- Grappled
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- Derelict
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- Ra-twelve
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