Debits and credits
Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling is available here as the complete text, split into 1355 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71002.
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Debits and credits
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This edition of Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71002, divided into 17 chapters and 1355 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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This page carries the whole of Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #71002, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6772 sentences across 17 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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Debits and credits is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Debits and credits as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1355 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 17 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Debits and credits?
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Which edition of Debits and credits is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #71002, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Debits and credits take to read?
About 564 minutes of reading across 1355 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Debits and credits
Words and structures a reader meets early in Debits and credits, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Actions
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- Reactions
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- Brushwood
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- Captains
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