Carmen's Messenger
Carmen's Messenger by Harold Bindloss is available here as the complete text, split into 1130 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Carmen's Messenger by Harold Bindloss. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #14361.
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Carmen's Messenger
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
This edition of Carmen's Messenger by Harold Bindloss carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #14361, divided into 14 chapters and 1130 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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Rather than presenting Carmen's Messenger as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1130 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 14 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 Carmen's Messenger?
Yes. All 5648 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #14361 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Carmen's Messenger is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #14361, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Carmen's Messenger take to read?
About 470 minutes of reading across 1130 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Carmen's Messenger
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- Author
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- Johnstone
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- Border
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- Prescott
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