Dr. Rumsey's Patient
Dr. Rumsey's Patient by L. T. Meade is available here as the complete text, split into 1065 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dr. Rumsey's patient by L. T. Meade. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34545.
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This edition of Dr. Rumsey's Patient by L. T. Meade carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #34545, divided into 24 chapters and 1065 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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Dr. Rumsey's Patient is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dr. Rumsey's Patient as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1065 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 24 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Dr. Rumsey's Patient?
Yes. All 5324 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34545 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dr. Rumsey's Patient is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #34545, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dr. Rumsey's Patient take to read?
About 443 minutes of reading across 1065 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Dr. Rumsey's Patient
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dr. Rumsey's Patient, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Young
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dr. Rumsey's Patient; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Flannels
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- Standing
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- Outside
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