Continuous Vaudeville
Continuous Vaudeville by Will M. (Will Martin) Cressy is available here as the complete text, split into 317 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Continuous Vaudeville by Will M. (Will Martin) Cressy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28327.
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Continuous Vaudeville
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This edition of Continuous Vaudeville by Will M. (Will Martin) Cressy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #28327, divided into 4 chapters and 317 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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How is Continuous Vaudeville divided for reading?
Continuous Vaudeville is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Continuous Vaudeville as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 317 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 4 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Questions about reading Continuous Vaudeville
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Is this the complete text of Continuous Vaudeville?
Yes. All 1585 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28327 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Continuous Vaudeville is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #28327, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Continuous Vaudeville take to read?
About 132 minutes of reading across 317 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Continuous Vaudeville section by section
How to work through Continuous Vaudeville section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Continuous Vaudeville
Words and structures a reader meets early in Continuous Vaudeville, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Gorham
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Continuous Vaudeville; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Press
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Continuous Vaudeville; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Boston
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Continuous Vaudeville; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Continuous
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Continuous Vaudeville; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.