Chita: A Memory of Last Island
Chita: A Memory of Last Island by Lafcadio Hearn is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 250 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Chita: A Memory of Last Island by Lafcadio Hearn. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #717.
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Chita: A Memory of Last Island
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This edition of Chita: A Memory of Last Island by Lafcadio Hearn carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #717, divided into 8 chapters and 250 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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Chita: A Memory of Last Island is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Chita: A Memory of Last Island as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 250 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 8 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 Chita: A Memory of Last Island?
Yes. All 1250 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #717 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Chita: A Memory of Last Island is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #717, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Chita: A Memory of Last Island take to read?
About 104 minutes of reading across 250 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Chita: A Memory of Last Island
Words and structures a reader meets early in Chita: A Memory of Last Island, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Chita
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chita: A Memory of Last Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Memory
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chita: A Memory of Last Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Island
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chita: A Memory of Last Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Nature
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chita: A Memory of Last Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.