Europe and elsewhere
Europe and elsewhere by Mark Twain is available here as the complete text, split into 1018 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Europe and elsewhere by Mark Twain. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68604.
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Europe and elsewhere
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This edition of Europe and elsewhere by Mark Twain carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #68604, divided into 12 chapters and 1018 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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Rather than presenting Europe and elsewhere as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1018 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #68604, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 424 minutes of reading across 1018 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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