Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho
Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho by Harry Castlemon is available here as the complete text, split into 448 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho by Harry Castlemon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42358.
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This edition of Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho by Harry Castlemon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #42358, divided into 16 chapters and 448 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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Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 448 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 16 chapters.
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Yes. All 2236 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42358 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #42358, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 186 minutes of reading across 448 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho
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- Rocky
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- Mountain
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- Series
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- Frank
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