Held to Answer: A Novel
Held to Answer: A Novel by Peter Clark MacFarlane is available here as the complete text, split into 1656 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of Held to Answer: A Novel by Peter Clark MacFarlane carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44633, divided into 20 chapters and 1656 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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Held to Answer: A Novel is presented in 20 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Yes. All 8277 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44633 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #44633, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Held to Answer: A Novel take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1656 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Held to Answer: A Novel
Words and structures a reader meets early in Held to Answer: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Held to Answer: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Those
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- Another
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- Advent
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