David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott is available here as the complete text, split into 802 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4355.
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David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
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This edition of David Crockett: His Life and Adventures by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4355, divided into 13 chapters and 802 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 David Crockett: His Life and Adventures divided for reading?
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting David Crockett: His Life and Adventures as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 802 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 13 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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Is this the complete text of David Crockett: His Life and Adventures?
Yes. All 4006 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4355 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #4355, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does David Crockett: His Life and Adventures take to read?
About 333 minutes of reading across 802 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
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- Parentage
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- Childhood
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- Emigrant
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- Crossing
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