Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True
Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True by James Anderson Peddie is available here as the complete text, split into 522 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True by James Anderson Peddie carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #61877, divided into 19 chapters and 522 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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Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True is presented in 19 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 522 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 19 chapters.
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Yes. All 2607 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61877 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #61877, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 217 minutes of reading across 522 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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