Dry Fish and Wet
Dry Fish and Wet by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen is available here as the complete text, split into 1012 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dry fish and wet by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35918.
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This edition of Dry Fish and Wet by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35918, divided into 12 chapters and 1012 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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Dry Fish and Wet is presented in 12 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dry Fish and Wet as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1012 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 12 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Dry Fish and Wet?
Yes. All 5059 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35918 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dry Fish and Wet is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35918, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dry Fish and Wet take to read?
About 421 minutes of reading across 1012 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Dry Fish and Wet
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- Norwegian
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- Worster
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