George Silverman's Explanation
George Silverman's Explanation by Charles Dickens is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 117 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
George Silverman's Explanation by Charles Dickens. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #810.
This edition of George Silverman's Explanation by Charles Dickens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #810, divided into 3 chapters and 117 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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Yes. All 581 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #810 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #810, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 48 minutes of reading across 117 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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