Facing Death
Facing Death by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty is available here as the complete text, split into 693 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Facing Death by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #31128.
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Facing Death
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
This edition of Facing Death by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #31128, divided into 31 chapters and 693 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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Is this the complete text of Facing Death?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #31128, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Facing Death take to read?
About 288 minutes of reading across 693 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Facing Death
Words and structures a reader meets early in Facing Death, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Facing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Facing Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Death
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Facing Death; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Vaughan
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- Mines
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