Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco
Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco by Mayne Reid is available here as the complete text, split into 854 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco
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This edition of Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco by Mayne Reid carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #23648, divided into 10 chapters and 854 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 854 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 10 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #23648, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 355 minutes of reading across 854 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco
Words and structures a reader meets early in Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Gaspar
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Gaucho
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Captain
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- Mayne
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