Custer's Last Shot
Custer's Last Shot by J. M., Col. Travers is available here as the complete text, split into 274 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Custer's Last Shot by J. M., Col. Travers. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #49286.
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Custer's Last Shot
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This edition of Custer's Last Shot by J. M., Col. Travers carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #49286, divided into 16 chapters and 274 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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Custer's Last Shot is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Custer's Last Shot as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 274 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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Is this the complete text of Custer's Last Shot?
Yes. All 1369 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49286 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Custer's Last Shot is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #49286, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Custer's Last Shot take to read?
About 114 minutes of reading across 274 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Custer's Last Shot
Words and structures a reader meets early in Custer's Last Shot, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Entered
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- According
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- Congress
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- Frank
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