Her Weight in Gold
Her Weight in Gold by George Barr McCutcheon is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 558 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Her Weight in Gold by George Barr McCutcheon. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5896.
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Her Weight in Gold
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This edition of Her Weight in Gold by George Barr McCutcheon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5896, divided into 6 chapters and 558 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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How is Her Weight in Gold divided for reading?
Her Weight in Gold is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Her Weight in Gold as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 558 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 6 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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Questions about reading Her Weight in Gold
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Is this the complete text of Her Weight in Gold?
Yes. All 2787 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5896 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Her Weight in Gold is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #5896, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Her Weight in Gold take to read?
About 232 minutes of reading across 558 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Her Weight in Gold section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Her Weight in Gold
Words and structures a reader meets early in Her Weight in Gold, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Gloaming
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- Gloames
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- Centuries
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- Least
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