Compete or Die!
Compete or Die! by Mark Reinsberg is available here as the complete text, split into 303 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Compete or Die! by Mark Reinsberg. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65669.
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Compete or Die!
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This edition of Compete or Die! by Mark Reinsberg carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65669, divided into 3 chapters and 303 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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The complete text of Compete or Die! is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #65669 and divided into 303 sections.
This page carries the whole of Compete or Die! by Mark Reinsberg, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #65669, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1515 sentences across 3 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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Compete or Die! is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Compete or Die! as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 303 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 3 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Compete or Die!?
Yes. All 1515 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65669 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Compete or Die! is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #65669, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Compete or Die! take to read?
About 126 minutes of reading across 303 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Compete or Die! section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Compete or Die!
Words and structures a reader meets early in Compete or Die!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sponsor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Compete or Die!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Competitor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Compete or Die!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pitied
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Compete or Die!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Those
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Compete or Die!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.