Doctor Birch and His Young Friends
Doctor Birch and His Young Friends by William Makepeace Thackeray is available here as the complete text, split into 91 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Doctor Birch and His Young Friends by William Makepeace Thackeray. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45554.
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Doctor Birch and His Young Friends
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This edition of Doctor Birch and His Young Friends by William Makepeace Thackeray carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #45554, divided into 1 chapters and 91 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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The complete text of Doctor Birch and His Young Friends is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #45554 and divided into 91 sections.
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Doctor Birch and His Young Friends is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Doctor Birch and His Young Friends as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 91 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 1 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Doctor Birch and His Young Friends?
Yes. All 452 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45554 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Doctor Birch and His Young Friends is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #45554, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Doctor Birch and His Young Friends take to read?
About 37 minutes of reading across 91 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Doctor Birch and His Young Friends
Words and structures a reader meets early in Doctor Birch and His Young Friends, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Doctor
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Doctor Birch and His Young Friends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Birch
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Doctor Birch and His Young Friends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Young
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Doctor Birch and His Young Friends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Friends
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Doctor Birch and His Young Friends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.