Collecting as a Pastime
Collecting as a Pastime by Charles Rowed is available here as the complete text, split into 324 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Collecting as a Pastime by Charles Rowed. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49556.
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Collecting as a Pastime
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This edition of Collecting as a Pastime by Charles Rowed carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49556, divided into 4 chapters and 324 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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This page carries the whole of Collecting as a Pastime by Charles Rowed, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #49556, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1616 sentences across 4 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
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Collecting as a Pastime is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Collecting as a Pastime as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 324 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 4 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Collecting as a Pastime?
Yes. All 1616 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49556 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Collecting as a Pastime is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49556, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Collecting as a Pastime take to read?
About 134 minutes of reading across 324 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Collecting as a Pastime
Words and structures a reader meets early in Collecting as a Pastime, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Cassell
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- Company
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- London
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- Toronto
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