Dwellers in the Hills
Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post is available here as the complete text, split into 611 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #29851.
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This edition of Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #29851, divided into 21 chapters and 611 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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Dwellers in the Hills is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dwellers in the Hills as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 611 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 21 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Dwellers in the Hills?
Yes. All 3053 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29851 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dwellers in the Hills is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #29851, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dwellers in the Hills take to read?
About 254 minutes of reading across 611 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Dwellers in the Hills
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dwellers in the Hills, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dwellers in the Hills; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Randolph
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- Mason
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- Resort
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