Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book
Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book by John-the-Giant-Killer is available here as the complete text, split into 33 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-book by John-the-Giant-Killer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47335.
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Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book
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Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Is this the complete text of Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book?
Yes. All 161 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47335 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #47335, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 13 minutes of reading across 33 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book
Words and structures a reader meets early in Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Riddle-book
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Compiled
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- Great
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Food for the Mind: Or, A New Riddle-Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Little
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