Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1
Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole is available here as the complete text, split into 1316 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30726.
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Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1
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This edition of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30726, divided into 21 chapters and 1316 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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How is Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 divided for reading?
Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1316 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 21 chapters.
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Questions about reading Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1
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Is this the complete text of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1?
Yes. All 6578 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30726 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30726, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 take to read?
About 548 minutes of reading across 1316 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Cole's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Funny
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Picture
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Written
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.