Cato, the creeper
Cato, the creeper by Frederick H. Dewey is available here as the complete text, split into 460 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Cato, the creeper by Frederick H. Dewey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68343.
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Cato, the creeper
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This edition of Cato, the creeper by Frederick H. Dewey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #68343, divided into 13 chapters and 460 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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Cato, the creeper is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Cato, the creeper as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 460 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 13 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Cato, the creeper?
Yes. All 2299 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #68343 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #68343, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Cato, the creeper take to read?
About 191 minutes of reading across 460 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Cato, the creeper
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cato, the creeper, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Captain
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cato, the creeper; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Downing
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- Smiles
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- Arkansas
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