Christmas at Cedar Hill
Christmas at Cedar Hill by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is available here as the complete text, split into 458 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Christmas at Cedar Hill by Lucy Ellen Guernsey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71698.
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Christmas at Cedar Hill
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This edition of Christmas at Cedar Hill by Lucy Ellen Guernsey carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71698, divided into 7 chapters and 458 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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Rather than presenting Christmas at Cedar Hill as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 458 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 7 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Christmas at Cedar Hill?
Yes. All 2286 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71698 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Christmas at Cedar Hill is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #71698, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Christmas at Cedar Hill take to read?
About 190 minutes of reading across 458 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Christmas at Cedar Hill
Words and structures a reader meets early in Christmas at Cedar Hill, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Cedar
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Christmas at Cedar Hill; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Holiday
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- Story-book
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- Author
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