Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer
Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer by Edward Sylvester Ellis is available here as the complete text, split into 286 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer by Edward Sylvester Ellis carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #68931, divided into 16 chapters and 286 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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Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 286 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 16 chapters.
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Yes. All 1429 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #68931 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #68931, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 119 minutes of reading across 286 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer
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- Colonel
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- Crockett
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- Bear-hunt
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- Stranger
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