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Drome

Drome by John Martin Leahy is available here as the complete text, split into 946 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Drome by John Martin Leahy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #71716.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 40 chapters

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This edition of Drome by John Martin Leahy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #71716, divided into 40 chapters and 946 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 Drome by John Martin Leahy, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #71716, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4729 sentences across 40 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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Drome is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Drome as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 946 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 40 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Drome?

Yes. All 4729 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71716 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #71716, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Drome take to read?

About 394 minutes of reading across 946 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Drome

Words and structures a reader meets early in Drome, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Manufactured: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Drome; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Descent: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Drome; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Region: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Drome; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Josephus: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Drome; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

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