Flood waters
Flood waters by Leland Jamieson is available here as the complete text, split into 69 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Flood waters by Leland Jamieson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75015.
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Flood waters
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This edition of Flood waters by Leland Jamieson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #75015, divided into 1 chapters and 69 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 Flood waters by Leland Jamieson, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #75015, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 345 sentences across 1 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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Rather than presenting Flood waters as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 69 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 1 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Flood waters?
Yes. All 345 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75015 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Flood waters is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #75015, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Flood waters take to read?
About 28 minutes of reading across 69 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Flood waters
Words and structures a reader meets early in Flood waters, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Stirring
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flood waters; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Story
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- Adventure
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flood waters; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Kelly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Flood waters; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.