From Headquarters
From Headquarters by James A. (James Albert) Frye is available here as the complete text, split into 305 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
From Headquarters: Odd Tales Picked up in the Volunteer Service by James A. (James Albert) Frye. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48821.
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From Headquarters
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This edition of From Headquarters by James A. (James Albert) Frye carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48821, divided into 3 chapters and 305 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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The complete text of From Headquarters is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #48821 and divided into 305 sections.
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From Headquarters is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting From Headquarters as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 305 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 3 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of From Headquarters?
Yes. All 1521 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48821 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of From Headquarters is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #48821, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does From Headquarters take to read?
About 126 minutes of reading across 305 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in From Headquarters
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- First
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- Infantry
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- Preface
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- Though
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